Hunter Co. v. Shell Oil Co.

Decided March 17, 1947. Frank W. HAWTHORNE wrote the opinion for the court.

31 So. 2d 10 · Cited 62 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.

• Hardy v. Union Producing Co. · 20 So. 2d 734
• Crichton v. Lee · 25 So. 2d 229
• Spears v. Nesbitt · 2 So. 2d 650
• Alston v. Southern Production Co. · 21 So. 2d 383
• Jackson v. Hunt Oil Co. · 23 So. 2d 31
• Bethlehem Supply Co. v. Pan-Southern Petroleum Corp. · 20 So. 2d 737

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• Delatte v. Woods · 94 So. 2d 281
• Fremaux v. Buie · 212 So. 2d 148
• Rougon v. Chevron, U.S.A. Inc. · 575 F. Supp. 95
• Brixey v. Union Oil Company of California · 283 F. Supp. 353
• Eota Realty Co. v. Carter Oil Co. · 74 So. 2d 30
• Goodrich v. Exxon Corp. · 642 F. Supp. 150
• Everett v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 51 So. 2d 87
• Jumonville Pipe & MacHinery Co. v. Federal Land Bank · 87 So. 2d 721
• Texas Gulf Producing Co. v. Griffith · 65 So. 2d 447
• Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Southwest Natural Production Co. · 60 So. 2d 9
• Sellers v. Continental Oil Company · 168 So. 2d 435
• Kunc v. Harper-Turner Oil Company · 297 P.2d 371
• Monsanto Chemical Co. v. Southern Natural Gas Co. · 102 So. 2d 223
• Boddie v. Drewett · 87 So. 2d 516
• Nunley v. Shell Oil Company · 76 So. 2d 111
• Wolff v. Belco Development Corp. · 736 P.2d 730
• Clovis v. Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation · 345 P.2d 729
• Menoah Petroleum, Inc. v. McKinney · 545 So. 2d 1216
• Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp. · 458 F. Supp. 1063
• Prestridge v. Humble Oil & Refining Company · 131 So. 2d 810
• Wells v. Continental Oil Co. · 142 So. 2d 215
• Landry v. Flaitz · 157 So. 2d 892

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