Highfill v. Brown

Decided November 14, 1960. Sidna Poage Dalton wrote the opinion for the court.

340 S.W.2d 656 · Cited 57 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.

• Hooper Ex Rel. Hooper v. Conrad · 260 S.W.2d 496
• Rose v. Thompson · 141 S.W.2d 824
• Faught Ex Rel. Faught v. Washam · 291 S.W.2d 78
• Ward v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. · 277 S.W. 908
• Rothe v. Hull · 180 S.W.2d 7
• Robb v. St. Louis Public Service Co. · 178 S.W.2d 443
• Neal v. Kansas City Public Service Co. · 184 S.W.2d 441
• Slaughter v. Myers · 335 S.W.2d 50
• Highfill v. Brown · 320 S.W.2d 493
• Palmer v. Lasswell · 287 S.W.2d 822
• Keely v. Arkansas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. · 278 S.W.2d 765
• McCarthy v. Sebben · 331 S.W.2d 601
• Taylor ex rel. Taylor v. Alexander · 283 S.W.2d 588
• Villines v. Vaughn · 330 S.W.2d 782

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