Barfield v. Howard M. Smith Company of Amarillo

Decided March 27, 1968. Meade Felix Griffin wrote the opinion for the court.

426 S.W.2d 834 · Cited 160 times

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• Champlin Oil & Refining Company v. Chastain · 403 S.W.2d 376
• Richey v. Miller · 177 S.W.2d 255
• K & G Tool & Service Co. v. G G Fishing Tool Service · 158 Tex. 594
• Culver v. Pickens · 176 S.W.2d 167
• Thigpen v. Locke · 363 S.W.2d 247
• Consolidated Gas & Equipment Co. of America v. Thompson · 405 S.W.2d 333
• Concord Oil Co. v. Alco Oil and Gas Corp. · 387 S.W.2d 635

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