Simmons v. Ware

Decided March 26, 1996. John Boyd wrote the opinion for the court.

920 S.W.2d 438 · Cited 57 times

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• Casso v. Brand · 776 S.W.2d 551
• McIlvain v. Jacobs · 794 S.W.2d 14
• Carr v. Brasher · 776 S.W.2d 567
• Dairy Stores, Inc. v. Sentinel Publishing Co. · 516 A.2d 220
• Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co. · 690 S.W.2d 546
• Gibbs v. General Motors Corporation · 450 S.W.2d 827
• Musser v. Smith Protective Services, Inc. · 723 S.W.2d 653
• Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. v. O'NEIL · 456 S.W.2d 896
• Rogers v. Dallas Morning News, Inc. · 889 S.W.2d 467

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