State Supreme Court / Tex.

McKelvy v. Barber

Decided July 8, 1964. Ruel C. Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

381 S.W.2d 59 · Cited 189 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.

Wood v. Kane Boiler Works, Inc. · 238 S.W.2d 172
Ritchie v. American Surety Co. of New York · 198 S.W.2d 85
Rogers v. Winters · 161 Tex. 451
City of Deer Park v. State ex rel. Shell Oil Co. · 154 Tex. 174
Texas Employers Insurance v. Kennedy · 143 S.W.2d 583
Jecker v. Western Alliance Insurance Company · 369 S.W.2d 776
Baker v. Baker · 183 S.W.2d 724
Meyer v. Great American Indemnity Company · 279 S.W.2d 575
Garcia v. Moncada · 94 S.W.2d 123
Imogene Driver v. Worth Construction Co. · 273 S.W.2d 603
Independent Eastern Torpedo Co. v. Herrington · 95 S.W.2d 377
McKenzie Construction Co. v. City of San Antonio · 115 S.W.2d 617
Block v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 159 S.W.2d 470

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