Smith v. Patrick W.Y. Tam Trust

Decided October 23, 2009. Wallace B. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

296 S.W.3d 545 · Cited 218 times

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• Cochran v. Wool Growers Central Storage Co. · 140 Tex. 184
• Smith v. Patrick W.Y. Tam Trust · 235 S.W.3d 819
• Bocquet v. Herring · 972 S.W.2d 19
• Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp. · 945 S.W.2d 812
• Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Sterling · 822 S.W.2d 1
• Barker v. Eckman · 213 S.W.3d 306

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