Green v. Green

Decided August 26, 2009. William C. Koch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

293 S.W.3d 493 · Cited 158 times

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• Staples v. CBL & Associates, Inc. · 15 S.W.3d 83
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• Lawrence Ex Rel. Powell v. Stanford · 655 S.W.2d 927
• Marram v. Kobrick Offshore Fund, Ltd. · 442 Mass. 43
• Luther v. Compton · 5 S.W.3d 635
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