State Supreme Court / Tex.

Nichols v. Smith

Decided February 27, 1974. Ruel C. Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

507 S.W.2d 518 · Cited 228 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.

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McBride · 322 S.W.2d 492
Torres v. Western Casualty and Surety Company · 457 S.W.2d 50
Gibbs v. General Motors Corporation · 450 S.W.2d 827
Owen v. King · 111 S.W.2d 695
Barnard v. Thompson · 158 S.W.2d 486
Gaddis v. Smith · 417 S.W.2d 577
Wheeler v. White · 398 S.W.2d 93
Hays v. Hall · 488 S.W.2d 412

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