State Supreme Court / Tex.

Mobil Chemical Company v. Bell

Decided December 11, 1974. Sears McGee wrote the opinion for the court.

517 S.W.2d 245 · Cited 329 times

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McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. · 34 S.W. 95
Sweeney v. Erving · 228 U.S. 233
Owen v. Brown · 447 S.W.2d 883
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Scharrenbeck · 146 Tex. 153
Pittsburg Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Pittsburg v. Ponder · 443 S.W.2d 546
Honea, by Next Friend v. Coca Cola Bot. Co. · 183 S.W.2d 968
Texas Employers' Insurance v. Lightfoot · 162 S.W.2d 929
Roberts v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. · 180 S.W.2d 330
Bond v. Otis Elevator Company · 388 S.W.2d 681
Sudduth v. Commonwealth County Mutual Insurance Co. · 454 S.W.2d 196

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