Abalos v. Oil Development Co. of Texas

Decided November 24, 1976. Thomas Morrow Reavley wrote the opinion for the court.

544 S.W.2d 627 · Cited 296 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Buchanan v. Rose · 159 S.W.2d 109
• Turner v. Texas Co. · 159 S.W.2d 112
• Farley v. MM Cattle Company · 529 S.W.2d 751
• Robert E. McKee, General Contractor v. Patterson · 271 S.W.2d 391
• Halepeska v. Callihan Interests, Inc. · 371 S.W.2d 368
• Smith v. Henger · 226 S.W.2d 425
• Adam Dante Corporation v. Sharpe · 483 S.W.2d 452
• Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Co. v. Rosenbloom · 173 S.W. 215
• Mobil Chemical Company v. Bell · 517 S.W.2d 245
• McAfee v. Travis Gas Corp. · 137 Tex. 314
• Ford v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 252 S.W.2d 561
• Houston National Bank v. Adair · 146 Tex. 387
• Kaatz v. State · 540 P.2d 1037
• Walgreen Texas Co. v. Shivers · 137 Tex. 493
• Blanks v. Southland Hotel, Inc. · 229 S.W.2d 357
• RT Herrin Petroleum Transport Co. v. Proctor · 338 S.W.2d 422
• Lang v. Henderson · 215 S.W.2d 585
• Safeway Stores, Inc. v. White · 348 S.W.2d 162
• Sisti v. Thompson · 229 S.W.2d 610
• Pence Construction Corporation v. Watson · 470 S.W.2d 637
• United Gas Corp. v. Crawford · 141 Tex. 332
• Hoffman v. Jones · 280 So. 2d 431
• Rosas v. Buddies Food Store · 518 S.W.2d 534
• Scott v. Liebman · 404 S.W.2d 288
• Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Bailey · 151 Tex. 359

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