Legal Opinion
Lone Star Gas Co. v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 27, 1931No. 909PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeslie, J.
John G. Harris filed this suit on May 29, 1924, to recover royalties, according to his construction of a certain oil and gas lease executed by him to the Ohio Fuel Oil Company on July 12, 1915. This is the second appeal of the case, the first being recorded in (Tex. Civ. App.) 19 S.W.(2d) 178. The judgment of the trial court was there reversed on the ground that it erred in sustaining a general demurrer to the plaintiff’s petition.
The original lease to the Ohio Fuel Oil Company granted and leased plaintiff’s premises-'“for the sole and only purpose of mining and operating for oil and gas.”…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Reynolds v. McMan Oil & Gas Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. ConnelleeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. StineTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- McRae v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. PoeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Bowden v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
- Southland Royalty Co. v. Pan American Petroleum Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1964
- Amerada Hess Corp. v. ConradNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Ortiz Oil Co. v. GeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Ferguson Seed Farms, Inc. v. FergusonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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