State Supreme Court / Tex.

Scurlock Oil Co. v. Smithwick

Decided November 26, 1986. Franklin S. Spears wrote the opinion for the court.

724 S.W.2d 1 · Cited 265 times

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Lum v. Stinnett · 488 P.2d 347
City of Houston v. Sam P. Wallace and Co. · 585 S.W.2d 669
Butler v. Eaton · 141 U.S. 240
Nowell v. Nowell · 157 Conn. 470
Bristol-Myers Co. v. Gonzales · 561 S.W.2d 801
Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v. White · 262 S.W.2d 99
McGuire v. Commercial Union Insurance Co. of New York · 431 S.W.2d 347
Reese v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad · 303 N.E.2d 382
Pellett v. Sonotone Corp. · 26 Cal. 2d 705
Gatto v. Walgreen Drug Co. · 337 N.E.2d 23
Garcia v. Central Power & Light Co. · 704 S.W.2d 734
State v. Chavers · 454 S.W.2d 395
Patterson Dental Co. v. Dunn · 592 S.W.2d 914
Scurlock Oil Co. v. Smithwick · 701 S.W.2d 4

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