State Supreme Court / Tex.

Turner v. General Motors Corp.

Decided June 13, 1979. Zollie Steakley wrote the opinion for the court.

584 S.W.2d 844 · Cited 248 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.

General Motors Corp. v. Hopkins · 548 S.W.2d 344
Henderson v. Ford Motor Company · 519 S.W.2d 87
Rourke v. Garza · 530 S.W.2d 794
McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc. · 416 S.W.2d 787
Gonzales v. Caterpillar Tractor Company · 571 S.W.2d 867
Darryl v. Ford Motor Company · 440 S.W.2d 630
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. McFerrin · 291 S.W.2d 931
General Motors Corp. v. Simmons · 558 S.W.2d 855
Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. Universal Oil Products · 572 S.W.2d 320
Pittsburg Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Pittsburg v. Ponder · 443 S.W.2d 546
Miller v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co. · 568 S.W.2d 648
Walker v. Texas Employers' Insurance Association · 291 S.W.2d 298
Dennis v. Hulse · 362 S.W.2d 308
Armstrong Rubber Co. v. Urquidez · 570 S.W.2d 374
Crocker v. Winthrop Laboratories, Division of Sterling Drug, Inc. · 514 S.W.2d 429
Jack Roach-Bissonnet, Inc. v. Puskar · 417 S.W.2d 262

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Hayles v. General Motors Corp. · 82 F. Supp. 2d 650
Nobles v. Sofamor, S.N.C. · 81 F. Supp. 2d 735
Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. · 484 So. 2d 110
Nesselrode v. Executive Beechcraft, Inc. · 707 S.W.2d 371
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