Sun Exploration and Production Co. v. Benton

Decided April 8, 1987. Ted Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

728 S.W.2d 35 · Cited 265 times

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• Puckett v. Hoover · 146 Tex. 1
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• Ames v. Great Southern Bank · 672 S.W.2d 447
• Kennedy v. McMullen · 39 S.W.2d 168

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