Railroad Commission v. Shell Oil Co.

Decided December 31, 1947. Gordon Simpson wrote the opinion for the court.

146 Tex. 286 · Cited 83 times

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• Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. · 83 S.W.2d 935
• Corzelius v. Harrell · 186 S.W.2d 961
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co. · 161 S.W.2d 1022
• Trapp v. Shell Oil Co. · 198 S.W.2d 424
• Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Railroad Commission · 128 Tex. 560
• Railroad Commission v. MacKhank Petroleum Co. · 190 S.W.2d 802
• Harris v. Stark · 110 S.W. 737
• State v. Martin · 107 S.W.2d 1089

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• Railroad Commission v. Sterling Oil & Refining Co. · 147 Tex. 547
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• Exxon Corp. v. Miesch · 180 S.W.3d 299
• Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co. · 844 S.W.2d 679
• Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth v. Episcopal Church · 422 S.W.3d 646
• Texas Foundaries, Inc. v. International Molders & Foundry Workers Union · 248 S.W.2d 460
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Arco Oil & Gas Co. · 876 S.W.2d 473
• City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission of Texas · 572 S.W.2d 290
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Manziel · 361 S.W.2d 560
• Hawkins v. Texas Co. · 209 S.W.2d 338
• Halbouty v. Railroad Commission · 357 S.W.2d 364
• Morgan Drive Away, Inc. v. Railroad Commission of Texas · 498 S.W.2d 147
• Board of Water Engineers v. Colorado River Municipal Water District · 254 S.W.2d 369
• General Telephone Co. v. City of Wellington · 156 Tex. 238
• Atlantic Refining Co. v. RAILROAD COM'N OF TEXAS · 346 S.W.2d 801
• Dodgen v. Depuglio · 209 S.W.2d 588
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Rowan Oil Co. · 259 S.W.2d 173
• Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Railroad Commission · 286 S.W.2d 112
• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. City of Wellington · 294 S.W.2d 385
• Bryson v. High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. One · 297 S.W.2d 117
• Calvert v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. · 255 S.W.2d 535

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