Whitaker v. Whirlpool Corp.
Decided March 16, 2000. William Frank Crawford wrote the opinion for the court.
32 S.W.3d 222 · Cited 291 times
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- United States v. Throckmorton · 98 U.S. 61
- Carvell v. Bottoms · 900 S.W.2d 23
- Riggs v. Burson · 941 S.W.2d 44
- Warren v. Estate of Kirk · 954 S.W.2d 722
- Jerkins v. McKinney · 533 S.W.2d 275
- Fuerst v. Methodist Hospital South · 566 S.W.2d 847
- Huckeby v. Spangler · 521 S.W.2d 568
- Humphries v. West End Terrace, Inc. · 795 S.W.2d 128
- Killion v. Tennessee Department of Human Services · 845 S.W.2d 212
- Cox v. State · 399 S.W.2d 776
- Headrick v. Union Carbide Corp. · 825 S.W.2d 424
- Lackey v. Carson · 886 S.W.2d 232
- Tigrett v. Union Planters National Bank · 973 S.W.2d 208
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