State Supreme Court / Tex.

Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Gar-Dal, Inc.

Decided July 12, 1978. Charles W. Barrow wrote the opinion for the court.

570 S.W.2d 378 · Cited 155 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.

Gardner v. Martin · 345 S.W.2d 274
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Penn · 363 S.W.2d 230
Perkins v. Crittenden · 462 S.W.2d 565
Boswell v. Handley · 397 S.W.2d 213
Hidalgo v. Surety Savings and Loan Association · 462 S.W.2d 540
Nichols v. Smith · 507 S.W.2d 518
Seale v. Nichols · 505 S.W.2d 251
Southwestern Fire & Casualty Company v. Larue · 367 S.W.2d 162
Texas National Corp. v. United Systems International, Inc. · 493 S.W.2d 738

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