Travis v. City of Mesquite

Decided May 20, 1992. Bob Gammage wrote the opinion for the court.

830 S.W.2d 94 · Cited 644 times

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• McAfee v. Travis Gas Corp. · 137 Tex. 314
• Mason v. Bitton · 534 P.2d 1360
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• Thornton v. Shore · 666 P.2d 655
• Austin v. Hale · 711 S.W.2d 64
• City of Sacramento v. Superior Court · 131 Cal. App. 3d 395
• Stanton v. State · 29 A.D.2d 612
• Bailey v. L. W. Edison Charitable Foundation of Grand Rapids, Inc. · 284 N.E.2d 141
• Draper v. City of Los Angeles · 91 Cal. App. 2d 315
• Pagels v. City & County of San Francisco · 135 Cal. App. 2d 152
• Mitchell v. State · 108 A.D.2d 1033
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• McMillan v. Newton · 306 S.E.2d 470
• Gibbs v. General Motors Corporation · 450 S.W.2d 827
• Roark v. STALLWORTH OIL AND GAS, INC · 813 S.W.2d 492
• Lowe v. Texas Tech University · 540 S.W.2d 297
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• City of Gladewater v. Pike · 727 S.W.2d 514

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