Novak v. Stevens

Decided March 19, 1980. Jack Pope wrote the opinion for the court.

596 S.W.2d 848 · Cited 174 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.

• Weidner v. Crowther · 301 S.W.2d 621
• Nye v. Bradford · 193 S.W.2d 165
• Murphy v. Slaton · 273 S.W.2d 588
• Harrell v. Hickman · 215 S.W.2d 876
• Houston v. Cole · 162 S.W.2d 404
• Tobin v. Garcia · 159 Tex. 58
• Magids v. AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO., MIAMI, FLA. · 473 S.W.2d 460
• Langehennig v. Hohmann · 163 S.W.2d 402
• English v. Cobb · 593 S.W.2d 674
• Dougherty v. Humphrey · 424 S.W.2d 617
• Lucik v. Taylor · 596 S.W.2d 514

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