State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

Porretto v. Patterson

Decided February 19, 2008. Jane Nenninger Bland wrote the opinion for the court.

251 S.W.3d 701 · Cited 62 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.

State v. Lain · 349 S.W.2d 579
Texas a & M University-Kingsville v. Lawson · 87 S.W.3d 518
Texas Southern University v. State Street Bank & Trust Co. · 212 S.W.3d 893
Griffin v. Hawn · 341 S.W.2d 151
Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda · 133 S.W.3d 217
Harris County v. Sykes · 136 S.W.3d 635
Rogers v. Ricane Enterprises, Inc. · 884 S.W.2d 763
Bybee v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 331 S.W.2d 910
Florey v. Estate of McConnell · 212 S.W.3d 439
Yoast v. Yoast · 649 S.W.2d 289
John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation v. Mauro · 921 S.W.2d 278
State v. Riemer · 94 S.W.3d 103
Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control Board · 852 S.W.2d 440
Bland Independent School District v. Blue · 34 S.W.3d 547
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-Davy · 74 S.W.3d 849
Mayhew v. Town of Sunnyvale · 964 S.W.2d 922
General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co. · 39 S.W.3d 591
Tooke v. City of Mexia · 197 S.W.3d 325
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Whitley · 104 S.W.3d 540
Steele v. City of Houston · 603 S.W.2d 786
Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Brownsville Navigation District · 453 S.W.2d 812
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department v. Callaway · 971 S.W.2d 145
City of Abilene v. Burk Royalty Company · 470 S.W.2d 643
De Mino v. Sheridan · 176 S.W.3d 359
City of Galveston v. Texas General Land Office · 196 S.W.3d 218

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State v. BP America Production Co. · 290 S.W.3d 345
Reuben Meredith Haga v. Jerry Redmond Thomas and Lyda Ann Thomas · 409 S.W.3d 731
City of Dallas v. Turley · 316 S.W.3d 762
Cameron County v. Tompkins · 422 S.W.3d 789
City of Edinburg v. A.P.I. Pipe & Supply, LLC · 328 S.W.3d 82
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department v. Sawyer Trust · 354 S.W.3d 384
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Oncor Electric Delivery Co. · 331 S.W.3d 91
Porretto v. Texas General Land Office · 448 S.W.3d 393
Harris County Housing Authority v. Guy Rankin, IV · 414 S.W.3d 198
Teon Management, LLC v. TURQUOISE BAY CORP. · 357 S.W.3d 719
Fleming v. Patterson · 310 S.W.3d 65
the City of Keller v. Kimberlee Diane Meadors Hall and A. Thomas Hall · 433 S.W.3d 708
Bastrop County v. Samples · 286 S.W.3d 102
Angela Mae Brannan, Individually and as Independent of the Estate of Bob Albert Brannan v. State · 365 S.W.3d 1
Conley v. Comstock Oil & Gas, LP · 356 S.W.3d 755
City of Houston v. Christopher A. Rhule · 377 S.W.3d 734

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