State Supreme Court / Tex.

Lunsford v. Morris

Decided February 10, 1988. Thomas R. Phillips wrote the opinion for the court.

746 S.W.2d 471 · Cited 178 times

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Coy v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 210
Campen v. Stone · 635 P.2d 1121
Wangen v. Ford Motor Co. · 294 N.W.2d 437
Crane v. Tunks · 328 S.W.2d 434
Grant v. Arizona Public Service Co. · 652 P.2d 507
Cheney v. Palos Verdes Investment Corp. · 665 P.2d 661
Moore v. Jewel Tea Co. · 263 N.E.2d 103
Hibschman Pontiac, Inc. v. Batchelor · 362 N.E.2d 845
Leidholt v. District Court in and for City and County of Denver · 619 P.2d 768
Berkeley Pump Co. v. Reed-Joseph Land Co. · 653 S.W.2d 128
Heinze v. Murphy · 24 A.2d 917
Wagner v. McDaniels · 9 Ohio St. 3d 184
Ettus v. Orkin Exterminating Co. · 665 P.2d 730
Hicks v. Herring · 144 S.E.2d 151
Pelton v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 9 P.2d 128
Southern Pacific Company v. Watkins · 435 P.2d 498
Curtis v. Partain · 614 S.W.2d 671
Beerman v. Toro Manufacturing Corp. · 615 P.2d 749
Smith v. Weber · 16 N.W.2d 537
Neville v. Brewster · 352 S.W.2d 449
Wilson v. Oldroyd · 267 P.2d 759
Weatherford v. Birchett · 158 Va. 741
Aland v. Pyle · 263 Pa. 254
Harvel's, Inc. v. Eggleston · 150 S.E.2d 786
Pedersen v. Jirsa · 267 Minn. 48

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