State Supreme Court / Tex.

Smith v. Baldwin

Decided December 31, 1980. Zollie Steakley wrote the opinion for the court.

611 S.W.2d 611 · Cited 268 times

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Pennington v. Singleton · 606 S.W.2d 682
Federal Trade Commission v. Sun Oil Co. · 371 U.S. 505
Grasso v. Cannon Ball Motor Freight Lines · 81 S.W.2d 482
Moore v. Dilworth · 179 S.W.2d 940
Anderson v. Penix · 161 S.W.2d 455
East Texas Motor Freight Lines v. Loftis · 148 Tex. 242
Riverside National Bank v. Lewis · 603 S.W.2d 169
Woods v. Littleton · 554 S.W.2d 662
Garcia v. Texas Instruments, Inc. · 610 S.W.2d 456
Southwestern Investment Co. v. Mannix · 557 S.W.2d 755
Kimbrough v. Walling · 371 S.W.2d 691
Life Insurance Co. of North America v. First National Bank of Fort Worth · 464 S.W.2d 362
Wallace v. Scrogum · 372 S.W.2d 941

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