Legal Opinion
Morrison v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 1, 1947No. 32677PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorn, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs rendered by the district court of Stephens county, canceling an oil and gas lease on the following property, to wit:
“The N/2 of NW/4 of NW/4 and SW/4 of NW/4 of Section 14, and the S/2 of NE/4 of NE/4 and N/2 of SE/4 of NE/4, and N/2 of SW/4 of NE/4, and SW/4 of SW/4 of NE/4 of Section 15, Township 3 South, Range 5 West, containing one hundred acres.”
Defendants (Morrison) acquired the lease from the owners of the property in 1926. The lease was for a primary term of five years, and contained an implied covenant to diligently develop.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Doss Oil Royalty Co. v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- McKenna v. NichlosSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. RockholdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. VaughnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
3Cited by3 opinions
- Trust Co. Of Chicago v. Samedan Oil CorpCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Sand Springs Home v. ClemensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- WOLFSON OIL COMPANY v. GillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957