State Supreme Court / Tex.

Elliff v. Texon Drilling. Co.

Decided March 3, 1948. A J. Folley wrote the opinion for the court.

210 S.W.2d 558 · Cited 100 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.

Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. · 83 S.W.2d 935
Lemar v. Garner · 50 S.W.2d 769
McCoy v. Arkansas Natural Gas Co. · 165 So. 632
McCoy v. Arkansas Natural Gas Co. · 143 So. 383
McKenzie Construction Co. v. City of San Antonio · 115 S.W.2d 617
Ritchie v. American Surety Co. of New York · 198 S.W.2d 85
Ross v. Damm · 270 N.W. 722
Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. · 87 S.W.2d 1069

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