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Burnett v. Mar-Tex Realization Corp.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1952No. 12382PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by Mar-Tex Realization Corporation (hereinafter called Mar-Tex), against Coy Burnett to compel delivery of an oil and gas lease containing a drilling contract covering a tract of about 130 acres of land, known as Shamrock Island, or Shamrock Point, in Nueces County. While the litigation was pending Burnett drilled oil wells upon the land. Burnett defended upon the ground that the offer to lease had been withdrawn before acceptance and that there was no delivered lease and no contract obligating him to deliver the lease, including a plea of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stephens County v. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Wilson v. FisherTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Steffian v. Milmo National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Robertson v. MeltonTexas Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Osborne v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1923

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. AuranNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Easter v. Kass-Berger, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  3. Mel Dar Corporation, a Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Coy Burnett and Mildred K. Burnett v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  4. Coy Burnett & Mel Dar Corp. v. GravesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  5. Burnett v. GravesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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