HECI Exploration Co. v. Neel

Decided February 4, 1999. Priscilla Richman Owen wrote the opinion for the court.

982 S.W.2d 881 · Cited 576 times

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• Danciger Oil & Refining Co. v. Powell · 137 Tex. 484
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• S.V. v. R.V. · 933 S.W.2d 1
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• Mooney v. Harlin · 622 S.W.2d 83
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• Exxon Corp. v. Middleton · 613 S.W.2d 240
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• Gulf Production Co. v. Kishi · 103 S.W.2d 965
• Amoco Production Co. v. Alexander · 622 S.W.2d 563
• Benson v. Wanda Petroleum Company · 468 S.W.2d 361
• Slay v. Burnett Trust · 187 S.W.2d 377
• Clifton v. Koontz · 325 S.W.2d 684
• Sherman v. Sipper · 137 Tex. 85
• Willis v. Maverick · 760 S.W.2d 642
• Heldenfels Bros. v. City of Corpus Christi · 832 S.W.2d 39
• Getty Oil Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America · 845 S.W.2d 794
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• Altman v. Blake · 712 S.W.2d 117
• Little v. Smith · 943 S.W.2d 414
• Rogers v. Ricane Enterprises, Inc. · 930 S.W.2d 157

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