Philpot v. Patton

Decided September 24, 1992. Donald C. Wintersheimer wrote the opinion for the court.

837 S.W.2d 491 · Cited 70 times

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• Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc. · 790 S.W.2d 186
• Lexington Herald-Leader Co., Inc. v. Meigs · 660 S.W.2d 658
• Legislative Research Commission Ex Rel. Prather v. Brown · 664 S.W.2d 907

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