Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Helton

Decided January 30, 2004. Steven Wayne Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

133 S.W.3d 245 · Cited 165 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.

• Gammill v. Jack Williams Chevrolet, Inc. · 972 S.W.2d 713
• Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Helton · 134 S.W.3d 204
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner · 953 S.W.2d 706
• Maritime Overseas Corp. v. Ellis · 971 S.W.2d 402
• Amoco Production Co. v. Alexander · 622 S.W.2d 563
• EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Robinson · 923 S.W.2d 549
• Holt Atherton Industries, Inc. v. Heine · 835 S.W.2d 80
• Weisgram v. Marley Co. · 528 U.S. 440
• Exxon Pipeline Co. v. Zwahr · 88 S.W.3d 623
• Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. Kraft · 77 S.W.3d 805
• Amarillo Oil Co. v. Energy-Agri Products, Inc. · 794 S.W.2d 20
• Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821
• Bradford v. Vento · 48 S.W.3d 749
• Twyman v. Twyman · 855 S.W.2d 619
• Westgate, Ltd. v. State · 843 S.W.2d 448
• National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. Blagg · 438 S.W.2d 905
• Jackson v. Ewton · 411 S.W.2d 715
• Caller-Times Publishing Co. v. Triad Communications, Inc. · 826 S.W.2d 576

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