Legal Opinion
R. Olsen Oil Co. v. Fidler. Fidler v. R. Olsen Oil Co
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1952No. 4467, 4468PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.
H. D. Fidler brought this action against R. Olsen Oil Company herein called Olsen, to recover damages caused by Olsen’s failure to drill an oil and gas well to the contract depth. By the terms of the contract, Fidler assigned oil and gas leases to a block of 6,000 acres in Torrance County, New Mexico, to Olsen, in -consideration of which Olsen agreed to drill an oil and gas well thereon to a depth of 6,000 feet, unless oil and gas were found at a lesser depth, and to make available a log of the well to Fidler. The contract further provided that if igneous rock or other…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Hoffer Oil Corporation v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1929
- Myers v. J. J. Stone & SonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Cosden Oil & Gas Co. v. MossSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Frankfort Oil Company, a Division of Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation v. W. F. SnakardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- City of Hobbs v. Chesport, Ltd.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Phillips Petroleum Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- The Elgin Corporation v. The Atlas Building Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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