Bechtel v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp.

Decided June 1, 1984. Oscar W. Adams Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

451 So. 2d 793 · Cited 73 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.

• Stead v. Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama · 310 So. 2d 469
• Cooper v. Adams · 322 So. 2d 706
• Piersol v. ITT Phillips Drill Div., Inc. · 445 So. 2d 559
• Freeman v. Blue Mountain Industries · 395 So. 2d 1049
• COLUMBIA ENGINEERING INTERN., LTD. v. Espey · 429 So. 2d 955
• Bracy v. Sippial Elec. Co., Inc. · 379 So. 2d 582
• Green v. Standard Fire Ins. Co. of Alabama · 398 So. 2d 671
• City of Rainbow City v. Ramsey · 417 So. 2d 172
• Smith v. Combustion Resources Engineering, Inc. · 431 So. 2d 1249

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• Rector v. Better Houses, Inc. · 820 So. 2d 75
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