State Supreme Court / Tex.

State v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Decided July 9, 1975. Zollie Steakley wrote the opinion for the court.

526 S.W.2d 526 · Cited 321 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.

Covington & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. Sandford · 164 U.S. 578
Transport Co. of Texas v. Robertson Transports · 261 S.W.2d 549
Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 154 U.S. 362
Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 282 U.S. 133
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. · 167 U.S. 479
Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Railroad Commission · 128 Tex. 560
Smyth v. Ames · 169 U.S. 466
Texas Foundaries, Inc. v. International Molders & Foundry Workers Union · 248 S.W.2d 460
Camp v. Shannon · 348 S.W.2d 517
Southland Life Insurance v. Egan · 86 S.W.2d 722
Garcia v. Laughlin · 285 S.W.2d 191
City of Texarkana v. Wiggins · 246 S.W.2d 622
Oil Field Haulers Ass'n v. Railroad Commission · 381 S.W.2d 183
United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co. · 184 U.S. 416
City of Spring Valley v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 484 S.W.2d 579
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Houston Independent School District · 397 S.W.2d 419
Kellum v. State · 24 S.W. 897
Covington & Cincinnati Elevated Railroad & Transfer & Bridge Co. v. Kentucky · 154 U.S. 224

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