Smith v. Inter-County Telephone Co.

Decided December 19, 1977. James A. Finch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

559 S.W.2d 518 · Cited 51 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.

• Smith v. St. Louis Public Service Co. · 259 S.W.2d 692
• Zimmerman v. Associates Discount Corporation · 444 S.W.2d 396
• Pretsky v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company · 396 S.W.2d 566
• Koirtyohann v. Washington Plumbing & Heating Co. · 471 S.W.2d 217
• Pigg v. Bridges · 352 S.W.2d 28

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