Abraham Investment Co. v. Payne Ranch, Inc.

Decided June 2, 1998. John Boyd wrote the opinion for the court.

968 S.W.2d 518 · Cited 82 times

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• Burford v. Pounders · 199 S.W.2d 141
• Hartel v. Dishman · 145 S.W.2d 865
• Town of Lindsay v. Cooke County Electric Cooperative Ass'n · 502 S.W.2d 117
• Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control Board · 852 S.W.2d 440
• Juliette Fowler Homes, Inc. v. Welch Associates, Inc. · 793 S.W.2d 660
• Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. v. Nortex Oil & Gas Corp. · 435 S.W.2d 854
• Houston First American Savings v. Musick · 650 S.W.2d 764
• Scott v. Ingle Bros. Pacific, Inc. · 489 S.W.2d 554
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• Draper v. Gochman · 400 S.W.2d 545
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