State Supreme Court / Tex.

Pool v. Ford Motor Co.

Decided April 2, 1986. William W. Kilgarlin wrote the opinion for the court.

715 S.W.2d 629 · Cited 2,766 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.

Dyson v. Olin Corp. · 692 S.W.2d 456
Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821
Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 665 S.W.2d 414
Holley v. Watts · 629 S.W.2d 694
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. McCardell · 369 S.W.2d 331
Smith v. Baldwin · 611 S.W.2d 611
Porter v. Puryear · 262 S.W.2d 933
San Antonio General Drivers, Helpers Local No. 657 v. Thornton · 156 Tex. 641
Puryear v. Porter · 264 S.W.2d 689
Harmon v. Sohio Pipeline Co. · 623 S.W.2d 314

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