State Supreme Court / Tex.

Holick v. Smith

Decided February 6, 1985. James P. Wallace wrote the opinion for the court.

685 S.W.2d 18 · Cited 1,964 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.

In the Interest of G. M. · 596 S.W.2d 846
Wiley v. Spratlan · 543 S.W.2d 349
Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc. · 618 S.W.2d 535
Richardson v. Green · 677 S.W.2d 497
Heard v. Bauman · 443 S.W.2d 715
Cawley v. Allums · 518 S.W.2d 790

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