Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Stahl Petroleum Co.

Decided June 21, 1978. Jack Pope wrote the opinion for the court.

569 S.W.2d 480 · Cited 165 times

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• Watkins v. Junker · 40 S.W. 11
• Cox v. Davison · 397 S.W.2d 200
• Fuller v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 408 F. Supp. 643
• Tower Contracting Company v. Flores · 302 S.W.2d 396
• Shutts v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 567 P.2d 1292
• Myers v. Gulf Coast Minerals Management Corp. · 361 S.W.2d 193
• Davidson v. Clearman · 391 S.W.2d 48
• Community Savings and Loan Association v. Fisher · 409 S.W.2d 546
• Ashland Oil & Refining Company v. Staats, Inc. · 271 F. Supp. 571
• Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. · 201 F. Supp. 679

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