Legal Opinion
Hull v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1941No. 9501PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit was, by the heirs of the lessor, for cancellation, and damages for nonde-velopment, of an oil and gas lease, or in the alternative, for equitable relief against the failure of lessee to develop. The claim was that upon a lease of approximately 6,-000 acres requiring reasonable development for oil and gas, defendants had in total breach of their obligation to develop, completed only two producing wells, whereas, defendants were reasonably obligated to develop the property on a basis of at least one well to each SO acres.
The defenses on which appellees…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Brewster v. Lanyon Zinc Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Cowden v. Broderick & Calvert, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1938
- Cosden Oil Co. v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
- A. F. Buchanan and Wife, Celeste Buchanan v. Sinclair Oil & Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Sinclair Oil & Gas Company v. R. B. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Romero. Romero v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Berry v. Tide Water Associated Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Haynes v. Southwest Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
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