Pierce Oil Corporation v. Gilmer Oil
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Grayson County ; Silas Hare, Judge. Action by the Gilmer Oil Company against the Pierce Oil Corporation. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
For several months prior to January 5, 1919, the Pierce Oil Corporation had been purchasing all of the oil output of the Gilmer Oil Company from the Heald-ton field in Oklahoma, under a contract dated August 2, 1918, which provided for such purchase and fixed the prices, terms, etc., but which provided that it was terminable by either party on five days’ notice. On January 5,1919, R. L. Steiner, the purchasing agent of the Pierce Oil Corporation, who had authority to make contracts for it, wrote the following letter to the Gilmer Company:
"As the United States Fuel Administration has removed…
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