State Supreme Court / Tex.

Neagle v. Nelson

Decided January 30, 1985. James P. Wallace wrote the opinion for the court.

685 S.W.2d 11 · Cited 157 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.

Hawkins v. Safety Casualty Co. · 146 Tex. 381
Nelson v. Krusen · 678 S.W.2d 918
Gaddis v. Smith · 417 S.W.2d 577
Board of Insurance Commissioners v. Guardian Life Insurance · 180 S.W.2d 906
Government Personnel Mutual Life Insurance v. Wear · 251 S.W.2d 525
Sax v. Votteler · 648 S.W.2d 661
Robinson v. Hill · 507 S.W.2d 521
Bayouth v. Lion Oil Co. · 671 S.W.2d 867
City of Fort Worth v. Johnson · 388 S.W.2d 400
Jensen v. Jensen · 665 S.W.2d 107
Smith v. Craddick · 471 S.W.2d 375

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