State Supreme Court / Tex.

Hayek v. Western Steel Company

Decided March 15, 1972. Ruel C. Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

478 S.W.2d 786 · Cited 104 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.

Lennox Industries, Inc. v. Phi Kappa Sigma Educational & Building Ass'n · 430 S.W.2d 404
Watkins v. Junker · 40 S.W. 11
Hurt v. Cooper · 110 S.W.2d 896
Texas Co. v. State & Duval County Ranch Co. · 281 S.W.2d 83
Strang v. Pray · 35 S.W. 1054
Oriental Hotel Company v. Griffiths · 33 S.W. 652
Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Dingfelder & Balish, Inc. · 133 S.W.2d 967
General Air Conditioning Company v. Third Ward Church of Christ · 426 S.W.2d 541
University Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Security Lumber Co. · 423 S.W.2d 287
Gifford-Hill and Company v. State · 442 S.W.2d 320
W & W Floor Covering Co. v. Project Acceptance Co. · 412 S.W.2d 379
Lane-Wells Company v. Continental-Emsco Company · 397 S.W.2d 217

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