Sun Oil Co. (Delaware) v. Madeley

Decided December 16, 1981. Joe R. Greenhill wrote the opinion for the court.

626 S.W.2d 726 · Cited 668 times

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• Lewis v. East Texas Finance Co. · 146 S.W.2d 977
• Exxon Corp. v. Middleton · 613 S.W.2d 240
• Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp. v. Daniel · 243 S.W.2d 154
• Woods v. Sims · 273 S.W.2d 617
• McMahon v. Christmann · 303 S.W.2d 341
• Lone Star Gas Co. v. X-Ray Gas Co. · 164 S.W.2d 504
• Richardson v. Hart · 185 S.W.2d 563
• Southland Life Insurance v. Vela · 147 Tex. 478
• Superior Oil Co. v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. · 240 S.W.2d 281
• Harriss v. Ritter · 279 S.W.2d 845
• Wheeler v. White · 398 S.W.2d 93
• Fox v. Thoreson · 398 S.W.2d 88
• Rutherford v. Randal · 593 S.W.2d 949
• Smith v. Liddell · 367 S.W.2d 662
• Southland Life Insurance v. Lawson · 137 Tex. 399

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