Rankin v. Nash-Texas Co.

Decided May 12, 1937. Graham B. Smedley wrote the opinion for the court.

105 S.W.2d 195 · Cited 118 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.

• Dalrymple v. Covey Motor Car Co. · 66 Or. 533
• Standard Oil Co. v. Anderson · 212 U.S. 215
• Bushnell v. Bushnell · 131 A. 432
• Denton v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad · 284 U.S. 305
• Wichita Falls Traction Co. v. Elliott · 81 S.W.2d 659
• Ramsey v. New York Central R.R. Co. · 199 N.E. 65
• George A. Fuller Co. v. McCloskey · 228 U.S. 194
• Moss v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 258 P. 88

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• Texas Sling Company v. Emanuel · 431 S.W.2d 538
• Monsanto Company v. Milam · 494 S.W.2d 534
• Straffus v. Barclay · 147 Tex. 600
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• Lovell v. Stanford · 378 S.W.2d 399
• Daigle v. Pelletier · 139 Me. 382
• Billingsley v. T. N. O. R. R. Co. · 115 S.W.2d 398

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