Legal Opinion
Edwin L. Cox v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1962No. 6819_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The issue is whether an Oklahoma oil and gas lease was extended beyond its primary term by a well located off the lease but within a drilling and spacing unit which included part of the leased premises. The trial court held that the term was extended. Jurisdiction is based on diversity.
One Davis and wife executed the lease in question on February 4, 1954, for a 5-year primary term. Gulf became the owner of the lease by assignment. The premises, located in McClain County, Oklahoma, included a 20-acre tract in the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 17.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McVicker v. Horn, Robinson & NathanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Frankfort Oil Company, a Division of Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation v. W. F. SnakardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Anthis v. Sullivan Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Samuel G. Whitaker and Elizabeth Whitaker v. Texaco Inc. (Formerly Named the Texas Company), a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Continental Oil Co. v. Osage Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hoyt v. Continental Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Crews Oil Co. v. Superior Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- Crews Oil Company v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963