State Supreme Court / Tex.

Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams

Decided June 11, 2010. Harriet O'Neill wrote the opinion for the court.

313 S.W.3d 796 · Cited 477 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.

City of Waco v. Lopez · 259 S.W.3d 147
Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams · 314 S.W.3d 1
Guevara v. Ferrer · 247 S.W.3d 662
Hays v. Patton-Tully Transportation Co. · 844 F. Supp. 1221
City of San Antonio v. Cancel · 261 S.W.3d 778
Leitch v. Hornsby · 935 S.W.2d 114
Schroeder v. Texas Iron Works, Inc. · 813 S.W.2d 483
Holmans v. Transource Polymers, Inc. · 914 S.W.2d 189
Nasser v. Security Insurance Co. · 724 S.W.2d 17
Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 907 S.W.2d 472
Quantum Chemical Corp. v. Toennies · 47 S.W.3d 473
Director, State Employees Workers' Compensation Division v. Evans · 889 S.W.2d 266
In Re United Services Automobile Ass'n · 307 S.W.3d 299
Jackson v. Van Winkle · 660 S.W.2d 807
Moritz v. Preiss · 121 S.W.3d 715
Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co. v. Johnson · 985 S.W.2d 62
Fifth Club, Inc. v. Ramirez · 196 S.W.3d 788
Satterfield v. Satterfield · 448 S.W.2d 456
Brown v. Swett & Crawford of Texas, Inc. · 178 S.W.3d 373
Johnson v. Davis · 178 S.W.3d 230
Hall v. Sonic Drive-In of Angleton, Inc. · 177 S.W.3d 636
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Itz · 21 S.W.3d 456
Bruce v. Jim Walters Homes, Inc. · 943 S.W.2d 121
Padilla v. Flying J, Inc. · 119 S.W.3d 911

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