St. Elizabeth Hospital v. Garrard

Decided June 24, 1987. Franklin S. Spears wrote the opinion for the court.

730 S.W.2d 649 · Cited 163 times

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• James v. Lieb · 375 N.W.2d 109
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• Luna v. North Star Dodge Sales, Inc. · 667 S.W.2d 115
• Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc. · 424 S.W.2d 627
• Barnhill v. Davis · 300 N.W.2d 104
• Witty v. American General Capital Distributors, Inc. · 727 S.W.2d 503
• Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Krum v. Ferguson · 617 S.W.2d 918
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• Duncan v. Luke Johnson Ford, Inc. · 603 S.W.2d 777

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