State Supreme Court / Tex.

State v. Hale

Decided January 22, 1941. John H. Sharp wrote the opinion for the court.

146 S.W.2d 731 · Cited 276 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.

Jacobs v. United States · 290 U.S. 13
Georgia v. City of Chattanooga · 264 U.S. 472
United States v. Jones · 109 U.S. 513
Chicago v. Taylor · 125 U.S. 161
National Biscuit Co. v. State · 135 S.W.2d 687
Hardy v. Simpson · 190 S.E. 680
Roe v. County of Cook · 193 N.E. 472
Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Prigmore · 68 P.2d 90
Heflin v. City of Lincoln · 131 Neb. 484
Adkinson v. City of Port Arthur · 293 S.W. 191

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