Mitchell v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad

Decided February 21, 1990. C.L. Ray Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

786 S.W.2d 659 · Cited 138 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.

• Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500
• Genell, Inc. v. Flynn · 358 S.W.2d 543
• Dutton v. Southern Pacific Transportation · 576 S.W.2d 782
• Otis Engineering Corp. v. Clark · 668 S.W.2d 307
• Scott v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 572 S.W.2d 273
• O'RIORDAN v. State · 665 S.W.2d 255

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