Texas Supreme Court· 9/14/1995
DeWitt v. Harris County
Citations
- 904 S.W.2d 650
- 1995 WL 371202
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- it is a “familiar canon of [statutory] construction” that “‘when the legislature uses certain language in one part of the statute and different language in another, the court assumes different meanings were intended’”
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- Britton v. Texas Department of Criminal JusticeTex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2002-12-27· cited 303×
- John Sampson v. the University of Texas at AustinTexas Supreme Court· 2016-06-10· cited 280×
- University of Houston v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court· 2000-10-12· cited 259×
- Telthorster v. TennellTexas Supreme Court· 2002-06-27· cited 238×
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- Espalin v. Children's Medical Center of DallasTex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2000-09-08· cited 126×
- Abutahoun v. Dow Chemical Co.Texas Supreme Court· 2015-05-08· cited 115×
- Loyd v. ECO Resources, Inc.Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1997-09-18· cited 110×
- Cherqui v. Westheimer Street Festival Corp.Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2003-08-28· cited 103×
- Ryan Crostley v. Lamar County TexasFifth Circuit· 2013-05-29· cited 88×
- Putthoff v. AncrumCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1996-12-19· cited 77×
- Ineos USA, LLC v. ElmgrenTexas Supreme Court· 2016-06-17· cited 77×
- Verinakis v. Medical Profiles, Inc.Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1999-03-04· cited 75×
- City of Dallas v. HeardTex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2008-04-22· cited 72×
- Villasan v. O'ROURKETex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2005-05-26· cited 71×
- Gill v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionTex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1999-08-31· cited 67×
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court· 1994-06-15· cited 928×
- University of Texas Medical Branch v. YorkTexas Supreme Court· 1994-03-30· cited 547×
- Kassen v. HatleyTexas Supreme Court· 1994-12-22· cited 467×
- Robinson v. Central Texas MHMR CenterTexas Supreme Court· 1989-11-22· cited 213×
- City of Houston v. KilburnTexas Supreme Court· 1993-03-24· cited 174×
- Public Utility Com'n of Texas v. CoferTexas Supreme Court· 1988-05-11· cited 141×
- K.D.F. v. RexTexas Supreme Court· 1994-06-22· cited 113×
- Marange v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1966-03-31· cited 63×
- City of Beverly Hills v. GuevaraTexas Supreme Court· 1995-09-14· cited 57×
- Eakle v. Texas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1991-10-23· cited 52×
- City of Houston v. NewsomCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1993-06-24· cited 25×
- Harris County v. DeWittCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1994-05-19· cited 18×
- McMurrey Corp. v. YawnCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1940-08-16· cited 18×
- City of Beverly Hills v. GuevaraTex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1994-11-09· cited 9×
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