Goforth v. Smith

Decided June 10, 1999. Ray Thornton wrote the opinion for the court.

991 S.W.2d 579 · Cited 51 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.

• Casebeer v. Beacon Realty, Inc. · 449 S.W.2d 701
• Delta School of Commerce, Inc. v. Wood · 766 S.W.2d 424
• Miller v. Jasinski · 705 S.W.2d 442
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72
• Ciba-Geigy Corp. v. Alter · 834 S.W.2d 136
• Smith v. Walt Bennett Ford, Inc. · 864 S.W.2d 817
• Campbell v. Campbell · 985 S.W.2d 724
• Golden Tee, Inc. v. Venture Golf Schools, Inc. · 969 S.W.2d 625
• P.A.M. Transport, Inc. v. Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield · 868 S.W.2d 33
• Anadarko Petroleum Co. v. Venable · 850 S.W.2d 302
• Swink v. Giffin · 970 S.W.2d 207
• Southeast Arkansas Landfill, Inc. v. State · 858 S.W.2d 665
• Self v. Self · 893 S.W.2d 775
• Still v. Michaels · 803 P.2d 124
• Baldischwiler v. Atkins · 315 Ark. 32
• Neal v. Wilson · 873 S.W.2d 552
• Blackburn v. Doubleday Broadcasting Co. · 353 N.W.2d 550
• Smith v. Calvary Educational Broadcasting Network · 783 S.W.2d 533
• Still v. Michaels · 791 F. Supp. 248

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• Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Carter · 265 S.W.3d 107
• Cross v. Western Waste Industries · 2015 Ark. App. 476
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• City of Tulsa v. Tyson Foods, Inc. · 258 F. Supp. 2d 1263
• Morris v. Knopick · 2017 Ark. App. 225
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