State Supreme Court / Tex.

Orsborn v. Deep Rock Oil Corp.

Decided March 31, 1954. Graham B. Smedley wrote the opinion for the court.

267 S.W.2d 781 · Cited 166 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.

McKee v. E. R. Stewar · 162 S.W.2d 948
West Production Co. v. Kahanek · 121 S.W.2d 328
Renfro Drug Co. v. Lewis · 235 S.W.2d 609
Bednarz v. State · 176 S.W.2d 562
Pearson v. Doherty · 183 S.W.2d 453
Wisdom v. Smith · 209 S.W.2d 164
Ricks v. Grubbs · 214 S.W.2d 925
Blanks v. Southland Hotel, Inc. · 229 S.W.2d 357
Hickman v. Hickman · 234 S.W.2d 410
Schiller v. Elick · 240 S.W.2d 997
Heard v. State · 146 Tex. 139
Nona Mills Company v. L.P. Wright · 102 S.W. 1118
McCall v. Grogan-Cochran Lumber Co. · 186 S.W.2d 677
Stewart v. Luhning Et Ux. · 131 S.W.2d 824
Waters v. Yockey · 192 S.W.2d 769
Port City Co. v. Peck · 42 S.W.2d 275
Gilbert v. Green · 242 S.W.2d 879
Manning v. Standard Oil Co. of Kansas · 67 S.W.2d 919
Burton v. Holland · 278 S.W. 252
Lynch Davidson & Co. v. Beasley · 128 S.W.2d 877
McDonald v. Cartwright · 72 S.W.2d 337

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