Clifton v. Koontz

Decided June 24, 1959. Clyde E. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

325 S.W.2d 684 · Cited 173 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.

• Garcia v. King · 164 S.W.2d 509
• Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. · 292 U.S. 272
• Benoit v. Wilson · 239 S.W.2d 792
• Woodward v. Ortiz · 237 S.W.2d 286
• Rhoads Drilling Co. v. Allred · 70 S.W.2d 576
• Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Newman Brothers Drill. Co. · 305 S.W.2d 169
• Transport Oil Co. v. Exeter Oil Co. · 84 Cal. App. 2d 616
• Vance v. Hurley · 41 So. 2d 724
• Midwest Oil Corporation v. Winsauer · 323 S.W.2d 944

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