Dula Dashiell Cockrell v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.

Decided December 12, 1956. Robert W. Calvert wrote the opinion for the court.

157 Tex. 10 · Cited 118 times

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• Benge v. Scharbauer · 259 S.W.2d 166
• King v. First National Bank of Wichita Falls · 192 S.W.2d 260
• Adams v. Duncan · 215 S.W.2d 599
• Reserve Petroleum Co. v. Hodge · 213 S.W.2d 456
• Woods v. Sims · 273 S.W.2d 617
• Grissom v. Anderson · 79 S.W.2d 619
• Englestien v. Mintz · 177 N.E. 746
• Harris v. Currie · 176 S.W.2d 302
• Loeffler v. King · 236 S.W.2d 772
• Thomas Gilcrease Foundation v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. · 266 S.W.2d 850
• Schrader v. Gypsy Oil Co. · 28 P.2d 885
• Iskian v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. · 251 P.2d 1073

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