Waterman v. Tidewater Associated Oil Co.

Decided December 15, 1947. E. Howard MCCALEB wrote the opinion for the court.

35 So. 2d 225 · Cited 80 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.

• Smith v. Southern Kraft Corporation · 13 So. 2d 335
• Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. Allison · 200 So. 273
• Jackson v. United Gas Public Service Co. · 198 So. 633
• Pan American Production Co. v. Robichaux · 8 So. 2d 635
• Pierce v. Hunter · 13 So. 2d 259
• Chesney v. Valley Live Stock Co. · 244 P. 216
• Hunter v. Forrest · 197 So. 649
• Leprell v. . Kleinschmidt · 19 N.E. 812
• Dugas v. Powell · 1 So. 2d 677
• Simmons v. Carter · 172 So. 425

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• Arnold v. Sun Oil Co. · 48 So. 2d 369
• Scurlock Oil Company v. Getty Oil Company · 294 So. 2d 810
• Montgomery v. Breaux · 297 So. 2d 185
• Beatty v. Vining · 147 So. 2d 37
• Monk v. Monk · 144 So. 2d 384
• Bolding v. Eason Oil Company · 178 So. 2d 246
• Boyet v. Perryman · 123 So. 2d 79
• Koerber v. City of New Orleans · 84 So. 2d 454
• Richardson & Bass v. Board of Levee Commissioners · 77 So. 2d 32
• Quantum Resources Management, L.L.C. v. Pirate Lake Oil Corp. · 112 So. 3d 209
• Valvoline Oil Company v. Krauss · 335 So. 2d 64
• Osborn v. Johnston · 322 So. 2d 112
• Johnston v. Nanney · 155 So. 2d 196
• Hays v. King · 784 P.2d 21
• Bates v. Monzingo · 59 So. 2d 693
• Bruce v. Cheramie · 93 So. 2d 202
• Parham v. Maxwell · 222 La. 149
• Smith v. Berberich · 95 N.W.2d 325
• Fiedler v. Pipes · 107 So. 2d 409
• Dupuy v. Shannon · 136 So. 2d 111

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