Signal Oil & Gas Co. v. Universal Oil Products

Decided July 12, 1978. Jack Pope wrote the opinion for the court.

572 S.W.2d 320 · Cited 124 times

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• Nobility Homes of Texas, Inc. v. Shivers · 557 S.W.2d 77
• Goldberg v. Kollsman Instrument Corp. · 12 N.Y.2d 432
• Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. Dunn · 148 Tex. 197
• Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc. v. Capps · 164 S.W.2d 828
• Mid Continent Aircraft Corp. v. Curry County Spraying Service, Inc. · 572 S.W.2d 308
• Natale v. Pepsi-Cola Co. · 7 A.D.2d 282
• Parker v. Highland Park, Inc. · 565 S.W.2d 512
• Rourke v. Garza · 530 S.W.2d 794
• Yarborough v. Berner · 467 S.W.2d 188
• Henderson v. Ford Motor Company · 519 S.W.2d 87
• Holman v. Ford Motor Company · 239 So. 2d 40
• Rasmus v. AO Smith Corporation · 158 F. Supp. 70
• Continental Cas. Co. of Ill. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp. · 327 F. Supp. 720
• Frantz, Inc. v. Blue Grass Hams, Inc. · 520 S.W.2d 313

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