Legal Opinion
McMurrey Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 13, 1943No. 6041PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Chief Justice.
Appellee, Shell Oil Company, Inc., plaintiff below, brought this suit in the *355District Court of Rusk County against appellants, The McMurrey Company, M. H. McMurrey, T. P. Nash, H. B. Turner, W. R. Massey, C. C. Ashby, Claude D. Ashby and wife, Lessie Ashby, defendants below, in an action of trespass to try title to the ⅞ oil and gas leasehold estate in a .5-acre tract of land in the J. M. Pru Survey of Rusk County, and to recover the value of the oil produced therefrom by defendants. Plaintiff specially pleaded the 3, 5 and 10-year statutes of limitation (R.C. S.1925,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Nash v. Shell Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Gulf Production Co. v. BatonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
3Cited by5 opinions
- Brannon v. Gulf States Energy Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
- Wiggins v. Houston Oil Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Noble v. CookeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Ray v. ChisumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Brannon v. Gulf States Energy Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1977