State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Bay, Inc.

Decided May 23, 1991. Fortunato Pedro Benavides wrote the opinion for the court.

808 S.W.2d 678 · Cited 54 times

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Cavnar v. Quality Control Parking, Inc. · 696 S.W.2d 549
Perry Roofing Co. v. Olcott · 744 S.W.2d 929
La Sara Grain Co. v. First National Bank of Mercedes · 673 S.W.2d 558
Crawford v. Williams · 797 S.W.2d 184
Dolenz v. American General Fire & Casualty Co. · 798 S.W.2d 862

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