Earle v. Ratliff

Decided October 7, 1999. Nathan Lincoln Hecht wrote the opinion for the court.

998 S.W.2d 882 · Cited 519 times

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• Nichols v. Smith · 507 S.W.2d 518
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• American Petrofina, Inc. v. Allen · 887 S.W.2d 829
• Diaz v. Westphal · 941 S.W.2d 96
• Kimball v. Brothers · 741 S.W.2d 370
• Jones v. Cross · 773 S.W.2d 41

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