Legal Opinion
Holley v. NL Industries/NL Acme Tool Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 17, 1986No. 14592PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Chief Justice.
Appellee NL Industries/NL Acme Tool sued Holleycoop Drilling Corporation and Jerry D. Holley in the district court of Travis County to recover the value of materials furnished Holley to drill an oil or gas well in Gonzales County. After a jury trial, the district court rendered judgment for appellee for a total of $52,424.48. This Court will reverse the judgment and here render judgment that appellee take nothing.
Although not well pleaded, appellee’s theory of recovery was that the drilling contract between Holley and Vaquero Petroleum was a “construction contract”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- White v. Cabot Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1967
- Burke v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Commonwealth v. Lohmann-Johnson Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Currey v. RoarkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
3Cited by6 opinions
- Francis v. Coastal Oil & Gas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
- Painter v. Momentum Energy Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2008
- Lopez v. Ensign U.S. Southern Drilling, LLCCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Dusty Ray Painter, Individually and as Next Friend of Dezaray Nicole Speer and Summer Dawn Painter, Minors and Tina Perkins, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jesse Perkins v. Momentum Energy Corporation, McGuire Industries, Inc., and Xact Technologies, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2008
- Dusty Ray Painter, Individually and as Next Friend of Dezaray Nicole Speer and Summer Dawn Painter, Minors and Tina Perkins, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Jesse Perkins v. Momentum Energy Corporation, McGuire Industries, Inc., and Xact Technologies, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2008
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