Legal Opinion
M. P. Appleby, Jr. v. Kewanee Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1960No. 6251_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
Appellant Appleby brought this diversity suit to collect $20,000 allegedly promised him for services rendered in providing information leading to the purchase of certain Texas oil and gas leases.
Appleby claimed that in February 1958, he offered to procure for Kewanee the leases, then owned by Bell Oil & Gas Company, for $675,000, and to furnish engineering data on the leases, all for the sum of $20,000 if Kewanee decided to purchase them; that Kewanee accepted the offer and Appleby furnished the data, after which Kewanee informed Appleby that they were not interested; and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mitton v. Granite State Fire Ins. Co. Granite State Fire Ins. Co. v. MittonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Tony Lopez v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Kippen v. JewkesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Farmers Nat. Grain Corporation v. YoungSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. FulsomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
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3Cited by14 opinions
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. Lens.Com, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Bradbury v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Enterprise Management Consultants, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- James H. Milligan v. Robert C. Anderson, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Bartlett-Collins Co. v. Surinam Navigation Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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