Little v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Decided October 15, 2004. Steven Wayne Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

148 S.W.3d 374 · Cited 320 times

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• Chevron Corp. v. Redmon · 745 S.W.2d 314
• Little v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice · 147 S.W.3d 421
• Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co. · 690 S.W.2d 546
• Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Knott · 128 S.W.3d 211
• Randall's Food Markets, Inc. v. Johnson · 891 S.W.2d 640
• Lear Siegler, Inc. v. Perez · 819 S.W.2d 470
• Schroeder v. Texas Iron Works, Inc. · 813 S.W.2d 483
• Quantum Chemical Corp. v. Toennies · 47 S.W.3d 473
• NME Hospitals, Inc. v. Rennels · 994 S.W.2d 142

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