Dempsey v. Thompson

Decided September 8, 1952. Frank Hollingsworth wrote the opinion for the court.

251 S.W.2d 42 · Cited 90 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.

• Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Leslie · 238 U.S. 599
• Cruce v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad · 238 S.W.2d 674
• Tatum v. Gulf, Mobile Ohio Railroad Co. · 223 S.W.2d 418
• Hayes v. Wabash Railroad · 233 S.W.2d 12
• Enyart v. Santa Fe Trail Transp. Co. · 241 S.W.2d 268
• De Vito v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 98 F. Supp. 88
• Curry v. Thompson · 247 S.W.2d 792

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