State Supreme Court / Tex.

Satterfield v. Satterfield

Decided March 26, 1969. Clyde E. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

448 S.W.2d 456 · Cited 152 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.

Burt v. Lochausen · 249 S.W.2d 194
Bonney v. San Antonio Transit Company · 325 S.W.2d 117
Lorch v. Eglin · 369 Pa. 314
Parker v. Leavitt, Adm'r · 201 Va. 919
Cedziwoda v. Crane-Longley Funeral Chapel · 283 S.W.2d 217
Henline v. Wilson · 174 N.E.2d 122
Peterson v. Winn · 373 P.2d 925
Degenstein Ex Rel. Degenstein v. Ehrman · 145 N.W.2d 493
Froemke v. Hauff · 147 N.W.2d 390
Heddendorf v. Joyce · 178 So. 2d 126
Prosch v. Cater · 448 P.2d 380
Morse v. . Walker · 51 S.E.2d 496
Morse v. Walker · 229 N.C. 778

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