Legal Opinion
Tenneco Oil Company v. Henry W. Gaffney
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1966No. 8879PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, awarding damages to appellee Gaffney for the failure of the appellant Tenneco Oil Company to give notice that an oil and gas lease, which Gaffney had assigned to Tenneco, would be permitted to terminate for failure to pay rentals when due.
On November 1, 1963, Gaffney acquired a Federal Oil and Gas Lease on 1536 acres of public domain in Campbell County, Wyoming. The lease provided, in part:
“If there is no well on the lease lands capable of producing oil or gas in paying…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Nevada Half Moon Mining Co. v. Combined Metals Reduction Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Redwine v. FitzhughWyoming Supreme Court · 1958
- United States v. Irene Essley, Irene Essley, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Kuhn v. McKayWyoming Supreme Court · 1897
- Redwine v. FitzhughWyoming Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Reed v. WadsworthWyoming Supreme Court · 1976
- Quad Construction, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation v. Wm. A. Smith Contracting Co., Inc., a Missouri CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- City of Farmington v. Amoco Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Walton v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyWyoming Supreme Court · 1972
- C. H. Codding & Sons v. Armour And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
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