State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

Echols v. Olivarez

Decided August 30, 2002. Jan P. Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

85 S.W.3d 475 · Cited 213 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Lindsey v. Lindsey · 965 S.W.2d 589
Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc. · 701 S.W.2d 238
Lenz v. Lenz · 79 S.W.3d 10
In Re Custody of Arquilla · 407 N.E.2d 948
Jones v. Strayhorn · 321 S.W.2d 290
Stout v. Stout · 1997 ND 61
Jenkins v. Jenkins · 16 S.W.3d 473
Cooper v. Cooper · 491 A.2d 606
Baures v. Lewis · 770 A.2d 214
Ditraglia v. Romano · 33 S.W.3d 886
Marriage of Long v. Long · 381 N.W.2d 350
Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821
Gillespie v. Gillespie · 644 S.W.2d 449
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company v. Johnson · 389 S.W.2d 645
In the Interest of De La Pena · 999 S.W.2d 521
Aaby v. Strange · 924 S.W.2d 623
Thompson v. Thompson · 827 S.W.2d 563
In Re the Marriage of Lower · 269 N.W.2d 822
Lenz v. Lenz · 40 S.W.3d 111
Abernathy v. Fehlis · 911 S.W.2d 845

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