Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Reynolds

Decided November 30, 1988. William W. Kilgarlin wrote the opinion for the court.

765 S.W.2d 784 · Cited 53 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.

• Rourke v. Garza · 530 S.W.2d 794
• Houston Lighting & Power Company v. Brooks · 336 S.W.2d 603
• Ransome v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co. · 275 N.W.2d 641
• Pierce v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 166 Cal. App. 3d 68
• Genaust v. Illinois Power Co. · 343 N.E.2d 465
• Petroski v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. · 354 N.E.2d 736
• Williams v. Detroit Edison Co. · 234 N.W.2d 702
• Kemp v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co. · 172 N.W.2d 161
• Wood v. Public Service Co. · 114 N.H. 182
• Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 665 S.W.2d 414
• McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc. · 416 S.W.2d 787
• Turner v. General Motors Corp. · 584 S.W.2d 844
• LeCroy v. Hanlon · 713 S.W.2d 335
• Bristol-Myers Co. v. Gonzales · 561 S.W.2d 801
• Hofer v. Lavender · 679 S.W.2d 470
• Armstrong Rubber Co. v. Urquidez · 570 S.W.2d 374
• Crocker v. Winthrop Laboratories, Division of Sterling Drug, Inc. · 514 S.W.2d 429
• Givens v. Dougherty · 671 S.W.2d 877
• Smith v. Home Light and Power Co. · 734 P.2d 1051
• Klein Independent School District v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals · 720 S.W.2d 87

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