Meagher v. Equity Oil Company

CROCKETT, Justice.

This litigation is before this court for its fourth engagement, having been here on three prior occasions. 1 These repeat performances are not due to the merit of the controversy nor to the popularity of the subject matter with this court. They seem rather to stem, to a considerable extent, from an unwillingness of defendants to recognize and perform their obligations to plaintiffs as adjudicated in prior proceedings.

The controversy centers around rights in a lease, referred to as the “Sheridan lease” in certain oil lands in Uintah County. The origin and history of this…