Ford Motor Co. v. Ridgway

Decided February 6, 2004. Thomas R. Phillips wrote the opinion for the court.

135 S.W.3d 598 · Cited 2,424 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.

• Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc. · 650 S.W.2d 61
• Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Reyna · 865 S.W.2d 925
• Mobil Chemical Company v. Bell · 517 S.W.2d 245
• General Motors Corp. v. Hopkins · 548 S.W.2d 344
• Myrlak v. Port Auth. of NY and NJ · 723 A.2d 45
• Dietz v. Waller · 685 P.2d 744
• Woodin v. JC Penney Co., Inc. · 629 A.2d 974
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner · 953 S.W.2d 706
• Transportation Insurance Co. v. Moriel · 879 S.W.2d 10
• American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. Grinnell · 951 S.W.2d 420
• Johnson v. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C. · 73 S.W.3d 193
• Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Crye · 907 S.W.2d 497
• Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 665 S.W.2d 414
• Turner v. General Motors Corp. · 584 S.W.2d 844
• Darryl v. Ford Motor Company · 440 S.W.2d 630
• Haddock v. Arnspiger · 793 S.W.2d 948
• Marathon Oil Co. v. Sterner · 632 S.W.2d 571

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