Williams v. Patton

Decided February 5, 1992. Thomas R. Phillips wrote the opinion for the court.

821 S.W.2d 141 · Cited 126 times

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• Winters v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. · 795 S.W.2d 723
• Linton v. Linton · 336 N.E.2d 687
• Huff v. Huff · 648 S.W.2d 286
• Hartman v. Smith · 674 P.2d 176
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Poe · 115 S.W.2d 591
• Larsen v. Larsen · 300 P.2d 596
• Brannock v. Brannock · 722 P.2d 636
• Adair v. Martin · 595 S.W.2d 513
• Andersen v. Andersen · 407 P.2d 304
• Lindsey v. Lindsey · 716 P.2d 496
• Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. Hauck · 687 S.W.2d 733
• Juliette Fowler Homes, Inc. v. Welch Associates, Inc. · 793 S.W.2d 660
• Puckett v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co. · 678 S.W.2d 936
• Ethyl Corp. v. Daniel Construction Co. · 725 S.W.2d 705
• Jenkins v. Henry C. Beck Company · 449 S.W.2d 454
• Ex Parte Cardwell · 416 S.W.2d 382
• Leonard v. Texaco, Inc. · 422 S.W.2d 160
• Unigard Security Insurance Co. v. Schaefer · 572 S.W.2d 303
• Crowell v. Housing Authority of City of Dallas · 495 S.W.2d 887
• Trevino v. Brookhill Capital Resources, Inc. · 782 S.W.2d 279
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