Eastman Chemical Co. v. Johnson

Decided November 24, 2004. William M. Barker wrote the opinion for the court.

151 S.W.3d 503 · Cited 348 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.

• Tibbals Flooring Co. v. Huddleston · 891 S.W.2d 196
• Lipscomb v. Doe · 32 S.W.3d 840
• Freeman v. Marco Transportation Co. · 27 S.W.3d 909
• State v. Walls · 62 S.W.3d 119
• Covington Pike Toyota, Inc. v. Cardwell · 829 S.W.2d 132
• First Nat. Bank of Memphis v. McCanless · 207 S.W.2d 1007
• Carson Creek Vacation Resorts, Inc. v. State, Department of Revenue · 865 S.W.2d 1
• Hawks v. City of Westmoreland · 960 S.W.2d 10
• National Gas Distributors, Inc. v. State · 804 S.W.2d 66
• Bryant v. Genco Stamping & Mfg. Co., Inc. · 33 S.W.3d 761
• Tennessee Growers, Inc. v. King · 682 S.W.2d 203
• Tibbals Flooring Co. v. Olsen · 698 S.W.2d 60

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