State Supreme Court / Tex.

State Bar of Tex. v. Heard

Decided July 30, 1980. Franklin S. Spears wrote the opinion for the court.

603 S.W.2d 829 · Cited 354 times

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Precedents cited

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.

State v. Ferguson Kirby · 125 S.W.2d 272
State Board of Insurance v. Betts · 315 S.W.2d 279
State Ex Rel. Pettit v. Thurmond · 516 S.W.2d 119
Stakes v. Rogers · 165 S.W.2d 81
In Re McAllister · 14 Cal. 2d 602
Pope v. Ferguson · 445 S.W.2d 950
Maresca v. Marks · 362 S.W.2d 299
Lanford v. Smith · 128 Tex. 373
Dick v. Kazen · 156 Tex. 122
In Re Leonard · 356 N.E.2d 62
Crane v. Tunks · 328 S.W.2d 434
Texarkana Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Jones · 551 S.W.2d 33
Attorney Grievance Commission v. Reamer · 379 A.2d 171
Rose v. State · 497 S.W.2d 444
In Re Fumo · 288 N.E.2d 9
Houdaille Industries, Inc. v. Cunningham · 502 S.W.2d 544
Stewart v. McCain · 575 S.W.2d 509
In Re West · 186 S.E.2d 776
Neibling v. Terry · 177 S.W.2d 502
Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Hennigan · 340 So. 2d 264

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