State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

Dear v. City of Irving

Decided August 16, 1995. Woodfin J. Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

902 S.W.2d 731 · Cited 127 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

City of Lancaster v. Chambers · 883 S.W.2d 650
City of Beaumont v. Bouillion · 896 S.W.2d 143
University of Texas Medical Branch v. York · 871 S.W.2d 175
Westchester Fire Insurance Co. v. Alvarez · 576 S.W.2d 771
Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co. · 690 S.W.2d 546
McConnell v. Southside Independent School District · 858 S.W.2d 337
Gibbs v. General Motors Corporation · 450 S.W.2d 827
Swilley v. Hughes · 488 S.W.2d 64
GENERAL LAND OFFICE OF THE STATE OF TEX. v. Oxy USA, Inc. · 789 S.W.2d 569
Carpenter v. Barner · 797 S.W.2d 99
Eakle v. Texas Department of Human Services · 815 S.W.2d 869
Scholl v. Home Owners Warranty Corp. · 810 S.W.2d 464

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