Txo Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp., et al.

Decided June 25, 1993. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-479 · 509 U.S. 443 (1993) · Cited 829 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed.

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How the Justices voted

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Lochner v. New York · 198 U.S. 45 (1905)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• Solem v. Helm · 463 U.S. 277 (1983)
• Schad v. Arizona · 501 U.S. 624 (1991)
• St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Williams · 251 U.S. 63 (1919)
• Rummel v. Estelle · 445 U.S. 263 (1980)
• Jackson v. Virginia · 443 U.S. 307 (1979)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · 508 U.S. 307 (1993)
• Smith v. Wade · 461 U.S. 30 (1983)
• City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · 453 U.S. 247 (1981)
• Vance v. Bradley · 440 U.S. 93 (1979)
• Coker v. Georgia · 433 U.S. 584 (1977)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• Tanner v. United States · 483 U.S. 107 (1987)
• Karcher v. Daggett · 462 U.S. 725 (1983)
• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw · 486 U.S. 71 (1988)
• Standard Oil Co. of Ind. v. Missouri · 224 U.S. 270 (1912)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore · 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
• Honda Motor Co. v. Oberg · 512 U.S. 415 (1994)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Campbell · 538 U.S. 408 (2003)
• Philip Morris USA v. Williams · 549 U.S. 346 (2007)
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. · 532 U.S. 424 (2001)
• Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko · 534 U.S. 61 (2001)
• Albright v. Oliver · 510 U.S. 266 (1994)
• United States v. Bajakajian · 524 U.S. 321 (1998)
• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• Bennis v. Michigan · 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
• United States v. Carlton · 512 U.S. 26 (1994)

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