Sheridan Oil Co. v. Cunningham

WELCH, V. C. J.

This action was brought by Maud Cunningham, plaintiff in trial court, against the Sheridan Oil Company, a corporation, defendant in trial court, for damages for failure to furnish casinghead gas for domestic use.

The plaintiff is the owner of a tract of land upon which defendant holds a mining lease for the exploration, production, and sale of oil and gas. The defendant operated said lease and produced oil therefrom. As a part of the terms and conditions of the lease it is provided “lessors may, if any well or wells on said premises produce sufficient gas, have gas for domestic…