State Supreme Court / Tex.

Merchants Fast Motor Lines, Inc. v. Railroad Commission of Texas

Decided October 25, 1978. Price Daniel Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

573 S.W.2d 502 · Cited 92 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.

Trapp v. Shell Oil Co. · 198 S.W.2d 424
Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 364
Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co. · 131 S.W.2d 73
City of Mason v. West Texas Utilities Co. · 237 S.W.2d 273
State v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. · 141 Tex. 40
Woods v. Littleton · 554 S.W.2d 662
Imperial American Resources Fund, Inc. v. Railroad Commission of Texas · 557 S.W.2d 280
Auto Convoy Company v. Railroad Commission of Texas · 507 S.W.2d 718
Exxon Corporation v. Brecheen · 526 S.W.2d 519
Lewis v. Gonzales County Savings and Loan Ass'n · 474 S.W.2d 453
Bay City Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n v. Lewis · 474 S.W.2d 459

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Camacho v. Samaniego · 831 S.W.2d 804
Williams v. Houston Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund · 121 S.W.3d 415
In re Elliott · 504 S.W.3d 455
Pantera Energy Co. v. Railroad Com'n of Texas · 150 S.W.3d 466
Cooper v. State · 769 S.W.2d 301
Rodriguez v. State · 779 S.W.2d 884
In the Interest of A.R.J. · 97 S.W.3d 833
Miller v. State · 708 S.W.2d 436
OVERHEAD DOOR CORP. OF TEXAS v. Sharp · 970 S.W.2d 74
In Re Tls, II · 294 S.W.3d 397
Creel v. Martinez · 176 S.W.3d 516
In Re ARJ · 97 S.W.3d 833

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