Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.

Decided March 8, 1989. Lloyd Doggett II wrote the opinion for the court.

767 S.W.2d 686 · Cited 1,465 times

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• Herron v. State Farm Mutual Insurance · 56 Cal. 2d 202
• Black Lake Pipe Line Co. v. Union Construction Co. · 538 S.W.2d 80
• Duggin v. Adams · 360 S.E.2d 832
• Bennett v. Storz Broadcasting Co. · 134 N.W.2d 892
• Smith Development Corp. v. Bilow Enterprises, Inc. · 308 A.2d 477
• Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Burden · 146 Tex. 109
• Owen v. Williams · 322 Mass. 356
• Scymanski v. Dufault · 491 P.2d 1050
• Chanay v. Chittenden · 563 P.2d 287
• Mitchell v. Aldrich · 163 A.2d 833
• Wilkinson v. Powe · 1 N.W.2d 539
• C. & R. TRANSPORT, INC. v. Campbell · 406 S.W.2d 191
• Bellefonte Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Brown · 704 S.W.2d 742
• Clements v. Withers · 437 S.W.2d 818
• King v. Bauer · 688 S.W.2d 845
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• Rural Development, Inc. v. Stone · 700 S.W.2d 661

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