Skelly Oil Co. v. Cassidy
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for tire Western District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. Action by the Skelly Oil Company against Alice M. Cassidy, administratrix of the estate of M. Cassidy, deceased. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, District Judge.
This action was brought by the Skelly Oil Company, a corporation, plaintiff in error, and hereinafter called plaintiff, against Alice M. Cassidy, as administratrix of the estate of M. Cassidy, deceased, defendant in error, and hereinafter called defendant, to recover under a contract entered into between W. G. Skelly and M. Cassidy one-half of the cost and expense incurred by the plaintiff in the drilling and operation of an oil well.
Plaintiff by its first amended complaint alleged the following facts: That plaintiff is a resident and citizen of the state of Delaware…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Holmes v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Kirven v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1906
- Commercial Trust Co. of Hagerstown v. Laurens CountsDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1920
- Oak Grove Const. Co. v. Jefferson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
- Power & Irrigation Co. of Clear Lake v. Capay Ditch Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
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