Texas Department of Transportation v. Able

Decided November 16, 2000. Priscilla Richman Owen wrote the opinion for the court.

35 S.W.3d 608 · Cited 578 times

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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.

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• Triplex Communications, Inc. v. Riley · 900 S.W.2d 716
• DeWitt v. Harris County · 904 S.W.2d 650
• Lowe v. Texas Tech University · 540 S.W.2d 297
• City of Brownsville v. Alvarado · 897 S.W.2d 750
• Gee v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. · 765 S.W.2d 394
• Texas Department of Transportation v. Able · 981 S.W.2d 765
• Continental Coffee Products Co. v. Cazarez · 937 S.W.2d 444
• State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. Payne · 838 S.W.2d 235
• Dallas Cty. Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Bossley · 968 S.W.2d 339
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Gonzalez · 968 S.W.2d 934
• City of LaPorte v. Barfield · 898 S.W.2d 288
• City of Fort Worth v. Zimlich · 29 S.W.3d 62
• McCraw v. Maris · 828 S.W.2d 756
• Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital District · 659 S.W.2d 30
• General Motors Corp. v. Sanchez · 997 S.W.2d 584
• State v. Tennison · 509 S.W.2d 560
• Director of the Department of Agriculture & Environment v. Printing Industries Ass'n of Texas · 600 S.W.2d 264
• Reina v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 611 S.W.2d 415

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