Spence & Howe Construction Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.

Decided March 6, 1963. James R. Norvell wrote the opinion for the court.

365 S.W.2d 631 · Cited 120 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.

• Mitchell's, Inc. v. Friedman · 303 S.W.2d 775
• Metropolitan Paving Co. v. Gordon Herkenhoff & Associates, Inc. · 341 P.2d 460
• Griffiths v. Henry Broderick, Inc. · 182 P.2d 18
• Ohio Oil Company v. Smith · 365 S.W.2d 621

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