Pratt-Shaw v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

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Cited by

42 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• First Union National Bank v. Richmont Capital Partners I, L.P.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2005-08-01· cited 77×
• Perez v. City of Dallas
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2005-12-13· cited 61×
• City of Dallas v. Redbird Development Corp.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2004-09-21· cited 59×
• BP America Production Co. v. Zaffirini
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2013-08-30· cited 49×
• Worldwide Asset Purchasing, L.L.C. v. Rent-A-Center East, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2009-07-31· cited 47×
• Jones v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2005-11-10· cited 34×
• In Re Green Tree Servicing LLC
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2008-12-23· cited 33×
• Sefzik v. Mady Development, L.P.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2007-07-23· cited 30×
• Learners Online, Inc. v. Dallas Independent School District
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2009-07-20· cited 24×
• In Re Hecht
  Texas Special Court of Review· 2006-10-20· cited 17×
• Bollner v. Plastics Solutions of Texas, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 2008-06-27· cited 15×
• Falk & Fish, L.L.P. v. Pinkston's Lawnmower & Equipment, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2010-07-20· cited 12×
• Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. v. Fidelity Communications Co.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2012-08-24· cited 12×
• Larry D. Horton v. DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas, L.L.C. F/K/A Mercedes-Benz Financial and Commercial Recovery Systems, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2008-09-05· cited 8×
• Bendalin v. Youngblood & Associates
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2012-10-02· cited 7×
• Marathon E.G. Holding Ltd. v. CMS Enterprises Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-02-10· cited 6×
• Linnemann v. Post (Mission Bay Ski & Bike, Inc.)
  N.D. Illinois· 2008-10-15· cited 5×
• Dallas Central Appraisal District v. Mission Aire IV, L.P.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2009-03-11· cited 5×
• Winston Acquisition Corp. v. Blue Valley Apartments, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2014-06-30· cited 5×
• Tawes v. Barnes (In Re Moose Oil & Gas Co.)
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-07-29· cited 4×

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1985-05-01· cited 7,748×
• City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin Authority
  Texas Supreme Court· 1979-10-03· cited 5,187×
• Coker v. Coker
  Texas Supreme Court· 1983-05-04· cited 2,505×
• Great American Reserve Insurance Co. v. San Antonio Plumbing Supply Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1965-04-21· cited 1,362×
• Heritage Resources, Inc. v. NationsBank
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-03-21· cited 892×
• MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Texas Utilities Electric Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1999-05-27· cited 859×
• Roark v. STALLWORTH OIL AND GAS, INC
  Texas Supreme Court· 1991-09-11· cited 610×
• DeWitt County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Parks
  Texas Supreme Court· 1999-10-21· cited 560×
• Fort Worth Independent School District v. City of Fort Worth
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-08-24· cited 463×
• Lawrence v. CDB Services, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2001-03-29· cited 181×
• Cook Composites, Inc. v. Westlake Styrene Corp.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2000-01-20· cited 106×
• Vessels v. Anschutz Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1992-01-22· cited 95×
• City of Corpus Christi v. Bayfront Associates, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1991-08-29· cited 66×
• Mescalero Energy, Inc. v. Underwriters Indemnity General Agency, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2001-08-31· cited 60×
• Temple EasTex, Inc. v. Old Orchard Creek Partners, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1992-12-01· cited 54×
• Derr Construction Co. v. City of Houston
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1992-04-30· cited 51×
• Smith v. Holley
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1992-02-28· cited 47×
• Wolfe v. C.S.P.H., Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2000-08-08· cited 37×
• Richard D. Schoonmaker v. The Employee Savings Plan of Amoco Corporation and Participating Companies, J.W. Rynne and R.W. Anderson
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-03-01· cited 35×
• Dedier v. Grossman
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1970-04-03· cited 32×