State Supreme Court / Tex.

Getty Oil Company v. Jones

Decided May 26, 1971. Zollie Steakley wrote the opinion for the court.

470 S.W.2d 618 · Cited 118 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. Lundell · 344 S.W.2d 863
Warren Petroleum Corporation v. Monzingo · 304 S.W.2d 362
Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Williams · 420 S.W.2d 133
Warren Petroleum Corp. v. Martin · 271 S.W.2d 410
General Crude Oil Company v. Aiken · 344 S.W.2d 668
Acker v. Guinn · 464 S.W.2d 348
Jones v. Nafco Oil and Gas, Inc. · 380 S.W.2d 570

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