Trapp v. Shell Oil Co.

Decided May 15, 1946. C S. Slatton wrote the opinion for the court.

198 S.W.2d 424 · Cited 275 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.

• Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co. · 131 S.W.2d 73
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co. · 161 S.W.2d 1022
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. · 38 S.W. 750
• Lone Star Gas Co. v. State · 137 Tex. 279
• Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission · 113 S.W. 741
• Marrs v. Railroad Commission · 177 S.W.2d 941
• Corzelius v. Harrell · 186 S.W.2d 961
• Cook Drilling Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp. · 161 S.W.2d 1035
• Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co. · 211 U.S. 210
• Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. · 83 S.W.2d 935
• Victory v. State of Texas · 158 S.W.2d 760
• Brown v. City of Galveston · 75 S.W. 488
• Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. New Process Production Co. · 104 S.W.2d 1106
• Ashford v. Goodwin · 131 S.W. 535
• Railroad Commission v. MacKhank Petroleum Co. · 190 S.W.2d 802
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Gulf Production Co. · 132 S.W.2d 254
• American Mortgage Corp. v. Samuell · 108 S.W.2d 193
• Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 154 U.S. 362
• Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Railroad Commission · 141 Tex. 96
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Osborne · 265 U.S. 14
• Otis Elevator Co. v. Allen · 187 S.W.2d 657

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