Southland Life Insurance v. Egan

Decided October 30, 1935. Graham B. Smedley wrote the opinion for the court.

86 S.W.2d 722 · Cited 122 times

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• Midland Building & Loan Ass'n v. Sparks Chapel Colored M. E. Church in America · 35 S.W.2d 774
• Burnette v. Realty Trust Co. · 74 S.W.2d 536

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