Lenger v. Physician's General Hospital, Inc.

Decided June 10, 1970. Ruel C. Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

455 S.W.2d 703 · Cited 233 times

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• Insurance Company of North America v. Myers · 411 S.W.2d 710
• Insurance Company of North America v. Kneten · 440 S.W.2d 52

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