Hart v. Van Zandt

Decided November 3, 1965. Clyde E. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

399 S.W.2d 791 · Cited 260 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.

• Bowles v. Bourdon · 148 Tex. 1
• Porter v. Puryear · 262 S.W.2d 933
• Cartwright v. Canode · 171 S.W. 696
• Ford v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 252 S.W.2d 561
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Brown · 181 S.W.2d 68

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