Legal Opinion
McKenna v. Nichlos
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 8, 1944No. 30574PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurst, J.
Plaintiffs, the owners of the royalty interest in a producing oil and gas lease, sued to cancel the undeveloped portion thereof, alleging that defendants, the owners and operators of the lease, had abandoned the same and breached the implied covenant for further development. Defendants denied that they had abandoned the lease or breached any of its implied covenants and asserted that they had at all times acted as ordinarily prudent operators.
The lease in question was executed on February 28, 1917, and was for a term of five years and as long thereafter “as oil or gas, or either of them, is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Doss Oil Royalty Co. v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Fox Petroleum Co. v. BookerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Security Building & Loan Ass'n v. WardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Ferguson v. Gulf Oil CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Staner v. McGrathSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Trust Co. Of Chicago v. Samedan Oil CorpCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Texas Consolidated Oils v. VannSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Gregg v. Harper-Turner Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Colpitt v. TullSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. St. Louis-S. F. R. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
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