Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett

Decided May 20, 2005. Dale Wainwright wrote the opinion for the court.

164 S.W.3d 656 · Cited 3,800 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.

• Dorsett v. Valence Operating Co. · 111 S.W.3d 224
• Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Knott · 128 S.W.3d 211
• Phillips v. Phillips · 820 S.W.2d 785
• Coker v. Coker · 650 S.W.2d 391
• Western Reserve Life Insurance v. Meadows · 261 S.W.2d 554
• Science Spectrum, Inc. v. Martinez · 941 S.W.2d 910
• FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of Austin · 22 S.W.3d 868
• J.M. Davidson, Inc. v. Webster · 128 S.W.3d 223
• Heritage Resources, Inc. v. NationsBank · 939 S.W.2d 118
• Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. v. Harrison · 70 S.W.3d 778
• Gulf Insurance Co. v. Burns Motors, Inc. · 22 S.W.3d 417
• Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. v. Campesi · 592 S.W.2d 340

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