Legal Opinion
Payne v. Pray
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1949No. 3728PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying specific performance of a contract in an action by Payne and Herndon against Pray and Bauman.
On June 6, 1946, Magnolia Petroleum Company1 addressed a “farm-out” letter to Payne which recited that Magnolia was the owner of an oil and gas lease covering the E % of the NE Section 1, Township 4 N, Range 4 W,2 and stated that if *150Payne, on or before August 1, 1946, would commence the drilling of a well on the NE 54 of the NE 4 of such Section 1, and, on or before August 1, 1947, complete the drilling thereof to a depth sufficient to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harris v. National MacHine Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Combined Metals, Inc. v. BastianUtah Supreme Court · 1928
- Delk v. City Nat. Bank of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- McElroy v. PeggCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Embden State Bank v. BoyleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McNutt Oil & Refining Co. v. Mimbres Valley BankCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Van Dreal v. Van DrealCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Putts v. Commercial Standard Ins.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Foree v. Tri-County Electric Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- J. R. Foree v. Tri-County Electric AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955