Lofton v. Texas Brine Corp.

Decided September 20, 1989. Nathan Lincoln Hecht wrote the opinion for the court.

777 S.W.2d 384 · Cited 155 times

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• Pool v. Ford Motor Co. · 715 S.W.2d 629
• Alm v. Aluminum Co. of America · 717 S.W.2d 588
• Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co. · 690 S.W.2d 546
• Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821
• Herbert v. Herbert · 754 S.W.2d 141
• Gevinson v. Manhattan Construction Co. of Oklahoma · 449 S.W.2d 458
• Clark v. Waggoner · 452 S.W.2d 437
• National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. Blagg · 438 S.W.2d 905
• Trinity River Authority v. Williams · 689 S.W.2d 883

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