State Supreme Court / Tex.

Tooke v. City of Mexia

Decided June 30, 2006. Nathan Lincoln Hecht wrote the opinion for the court.

197 S.W.3d 325 · Cited 909 times

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Travis County v. Pelzel & Associates, Inc. · 77 S.W.3d 246
Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471
Federal Sign v. Texas Southern University · 951 S.W.2d 401
Wichita Falls State Hospital v. Taylor · 106 S.W.3d 692
Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. Burr · 309 U.S. 242
Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal Service · 467 U.S. 512
United States Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (USA) Ltd. · 540 U.S. 736
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-Davy · 74 S.W.3d 849
Dilley v. City of Houston · 148 Tex. 191
City of Houston v. Finn · 161 S.W.2d 776
Texas a & M University-Kingsville v. Lawson · 87 S.W.3d 518
Marmon v. Mustang Aviation, Inc. · 430 S.W.2d 182
Porto Rico v. Rosaly Y Castillo · 227 U.S. 270
Engelman Irrigation District v. Shields Bros., Inc. · 960 S.W.2d 343
Reata Construction Corp. v. City of Dallas · 197 S.W.3d 371
Duhart v. State · 610 S.W.2d 740
Beers Ex Rel. Platenius v. Arkansas · 61 U.S. 527
Slay v. Burnett Trust · 187 S.W.2d 377
Douglass v. County of Pike · 101 U.S. 677
Dillard v. Austin Independent School District · 806 S.W.2d 589
Grapevine Excavation v. Maryland Lloyds · 35 S.W.3d 1
Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. Elder · 282 S.W.2d 371
Alamo Community College District v. Browning Construction Co. · 131 S.W.3d 146
Arredondo v. City of Dallas · 79 S.W.3d 657

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