Hofer v. Lavender

Decided July 11, 1984. Franklin S. Spears wrote the opinion for the court.

679 S.W.2d 470 · Cited 138 times

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• Thorpe v. Wilson · 293 S.E.2d 675
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• Bennett v. Howard · 141 Tex. 101
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• Pace v. State · 650 S.W.2d 64
• Allen v. Anderson · 562 P.2d 487
• Johnson v. Rolls · 79 S.W. 513
• Dalton v. JOHNSON, ADMINISTRATRIX · 204 Va. 102
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• Bernal v. Seitt · 313 S.W.2d 520
• Johnson v. Rinesmith · 238 So. 2d 659
• Stevenson v. Stoufer · 21 N.W.2d 287
• Burk Royalty Co. v. Walls · 616 S.W.2d 911
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• Rowen v. Le Mars Mut. Ins. Co. of Iowa · 282 N.W.2d 639
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• Givens v. Dougherty · 671 S.W.2d 877

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