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  • Jones v. Borden

    5 Tex. 410 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1849

    We have held in numerous instances, from the ease of Reiley, Assignee, v. The Board of Land Commissioners, decided in 1841, down to the case of Smith, Assignee, v. … These doctrines in effect were explicitly stated in the case of the Board of Land Commissioners v.

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  • Taylor v. North River Ins. Co., New Jersey

    28 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 580 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 17, 1985

    The Industrial Accident Board awarded death benefits to Mrs. L. Jean Taylor as the surviving spouse of Walter 0. Taylor. … The court of appeals’ judgment as to the method of payment of attorneys’ fees is in conflict with this court’s opinion in Stott v. Texas Employers Insurance Ass’n, 645 S.W.2d 778 (Tex.1983), and TEX.REY.CIY.

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  • Odum v. Garner

    86 Tex. 374 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 29, 1894

    BROWN, Associate Justice. … Parker v. Buckner, 67 Texas, 20 ; Wood on Lim. Act., sec. 12; Howell v. Howell, 15 Wis., 57 ; The State v. Clark, 7 Ind., 468 ; Parker v. Kane, 4 Wis., 1 ; Gilman v. Cutts, 26 Mich., 376 .

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  • Sweeney v. Conley

    71 Tex. 543 · Texas Supreme Court · Oct 23, 1888

    (Schmick v. Noel, 8 S. W. Rep., 83 ; Miller v. Jannett, 63 Texas, 86 .) … (Hamburg v. Wood, 66 Texas, 176 ; Brown v. Lessing, 70 Texas, 544 .) It was not error to admit the evidence.

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  • Kuhlman v. Medlinka

    29 Tex. 385 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1867

    In Lee v. … (Ledyard v. Brown, Galveston T., February 26, 1864,) [ 27 Tex., 393 .] Looking to the verdict as the basis of the judgment in this cause, it cannot be sustained.

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  • American Book Co. v. Marrs

    114 Tex. 40 · Texas Supreme Court · May 7, 1924

    This case, in point of fact and law, is identical with the case of Charles Scribner’s Sons, Relator, v. S. M. N. … As in the case of Charles Scribner’s Sons v. Marrs, Superintendent, we hold that Article 2909b, R.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Valenzuela v. Aquino

    36 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 849 · Texas Supreme Court · May 5, 1993

    Brown, 637 S.W.2d 914, 917 (Tex.1982) (recognizing that unavailability of defamation action did not preclude separate and independent negligence claim). … See James v. Brown, 637 S.W.2d at 917 . Much of the demonstrators’ conduct cannot be considered integral to their ability to deliver their message.

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  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Creason

    101 Tex. 335 · Texas Supreme Court · Feb 12, 1908

    Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. … Boon v. Weathered, 23 Texas, 675 ; Ayres v. Duprey, 27 Texas, 594 ; Kennedy v. Upshaw, 66 Texas, 452 . In the case last cited Judge Stayton quoted the rule as above stated from Boon v.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Farrell v. Hunt

    29 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 425 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1986

    League City State Bank v. Mares, 427 S.W.2d 336, 340 (Tex.Civ.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1968, writ ref’d n.r.e.); Black v. Burd, 255 S.W.2d 553, 556 (Tex.Civ.App.—Fort Worth 1953, writ ref’d n.r.e.). … Woo v. Great Southwestern Acceptance Corp., 565 S.W.2d 290, 298 (Tex.Civ.App.—Waco 1978, writ ref’d n.r.e.). Actual damages means those recoverable at common law. Brown v.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Town of Freeport v. Sellers, Att. Gen.

    144 Tex. 389 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 21, 1945

    The Board of Commissioners of the town so found by the passage of an ordinance dated March 29, 1945. … Cohen v. City of Houston, 176 S. W. 809 , error refused, subsequent appeal 205 S. W. 757 ; City of Austin v. Valle, 71 S. W. 414 , error refused; Wright v. City of San Antonio, 50 S. W. 406 , error refused.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Shiflet

    94 Tex. 131 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 5, 1900

    BROWN, Associate Justice. … Railway v. Hoffman, 82 Ill. App., 464 ; Railway v. Eininger, 114 Ill., 82 .

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  • Redus v. Burnett

    59 Tex. 576 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1883

    Johnson v. Davis, 7 Tex., 173 ; Cannon v. Hemphill, 7 Tex., 184 ; Merle v. Andrews, 4 Tex., 200 ; Whiting v. Bank of U. S., 13 Pet., 523 ; Weatherford v. James, 2 Ala., 175 ; Forgay v. Conrad, 6 How. (U. S.), 202. … Gibson v. Amer. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 37 N. Y., 580 ; Stephen’s Digest of the Law of Evidence, Little, Brown & Co.’s edition, edited by Mr. J. Wilder May, p. 111; 1 Greenl. Ev., secs. 54, 55; Sheffill v.

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • Ellis County State Bank v. Keever

    888 S.W.2d 790 · Texas Supreme Court · Sep 3, 1994

    V, § 6. As we wrote recently in Browning-Ferris v. … See Bogart v. Somer, 762 S.W.2d 577 (Tex.1988) (per curiam). . Diamond Shamrock Corp. v. Ortiz, 753 S.W.2d 238, 241 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1988, writ denied); see also Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. v.

    Cited 192 timesPublished
  • De Witt County v. Wischkemper

    95 Tex. 435 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1902

    BROWN, Associate Justice. … In the cases of Dean . v. State, 88 Texas, 296 , and Johnson v.

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  • International Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union v. Smith

    145 Tex. 399 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 17, 1946

    The Executive Board has found this to be tru'e, and said Executive Board.recommends that this Local No. 47 suspend Brother L. R. … (Signed Executive Board.)

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  • In RE A.R.C. v. the State of Texas

    Texas Supreme Court · Feb 16, 2024

    Therapists v. Tex. Med. Ass’n, 511 S.W.3d 28, 35–36 (Tex. 2017). … Board-certified psychiatrists are especially well credentialed specialists, not those who are minimally qualified to be called specialists.

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  • Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Stiles

    89 Tex. 312 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 3, 1896

    BROWN, Associate Justice. … Co. v. Carter, 85 Texas, 580 .) The case of Tel. Co. v. Lydon, 82 Texas, 364 , is urged as supporting the ruling of the district court in admitting this testimony.

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  • Angela Horton and Kevin Houser v. the Kansas City Southern Railway Company

    Texas Supreme Court · Jun 30, 2023

    the Board’s order. … Corp. v. Jackson, 500 F.3d 238, 252 (3d Cir. 2007) (“[The ICCT Act] does not preempt only explicit economic regulation.”), as has the Surface Transportation Board, see CSX Transp., Inc.

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  • State Ex Rel. Perrin v. Hoard

    94 Tex. 527 · Texas Supreme Court · May 20, 1901

    BROWN, Associate Justice. … The provision, “and including therein no territory except that which is intended to be used for strictly town purposes,” was intended to embody in the statute the rule expressed in Ewing v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • W. E. Wallace v. W. H. Burson

    132 Tex. 15 · Texas Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1938

    Wallace v. Burson, 86 S. W. (2d) 803 . … Some of the cases which in principle support our holding are the following: Brown v. Guaranty Securities Co. 265 S. W. 547 , 57 C. J. pp. 268, 269; Thorndale Merc. Co. et al v. Continental Gin Co., 217 S.

    Cited 2 timesPublished

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