State Supreme Court / Tex.

Holley v. Adams

Decided December 1, 1976. Sam Johnson wrote the opinion for the court.

544 S.W.2d 367 · Cited 4,606 times

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Wiley v. Spratlan · 543 S.W.2d 349
Mumma v. Aguirre · 364 S.W.2d 220
Herrera v. Herrera · 409 S.W.2d 395
Heard v. Bauman · 443 S.W.2d 715
Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821

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