Lefton v. Griffith

Decided March 31, 2004. Karen Angelini wrote the opinion for the court.

136 S.W.3d 271 · Cited 79 times

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• Porras v. Craig · 675 S.W.2d 503
• Holt Atherton Industries, Inc. v. Heine · 835 S.W.2d 80
• Saenz v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters · 925 S.W.2d 607
• Parkway Co. v. Woodruff · 901 S.W.2d 434
• Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Teletron Energy Management, Inc. · 877 S.W.2d 276
• Formosa Plastics Corp. USA v. Presidio Engineers and Contractors, Inc. · 960 S.W.2d 41
• Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp. · 772 S.W.2d 442
• Croucher v. Croucher · 660 S.W.2d 55
• Brownlee v. Brownlee · 665 S.W.2d 111
• Harbin v. Seale · 461 S.W.2d 591
• Jackson v. Gutierrez · 77 S.W.3d 898
• Sunbeam Environmental Services, Inc. v. Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Facility · 71 S.W.3d 846

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