State Supreme Court / Tex.

Pennington v. Singleton

Decided September 12, 1980. Sears McGee wrote the opinion for the court.

606 S.W.2d 682 · Cited 279 times

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Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385
Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Texas · 210 U.S. 217
Woods v. Littleton · 554 S.W.2d 662
State v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. · 97 S.W. 71
State of Texas v. Laredo Ice Co. · 73 S.W. 951
Smith v. Davis · 426 S.W.2d 827
State v. Shoppers World, Inc. · 380 S.W.2d 107

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