Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.

Decided July 26, 1939. Richard Critz wrote the opinion for the court.

131 S.W.2d 73 · Cited 361 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
• Bain Peanut Co. of Tex. v. Pinson · 282 U.S. 499
• Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. New Process Production Co. · 104 S.W.2d 1106
• Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. · 87 S.W.2d 1069

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