Duffield v. Michaels
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of West Virginia
This was a suit in equity to cancel an oil and gas lease. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, District Judge.
This is a bill filed in equity to cancel a lease for oil and gas purposes executed by Lewis Virgin to A. Learn on the 36 th day of March, 1898, as appears by a copy filed as an exhibit in ibis cause. It is alleged in the bill that Learn, the lessee, paid to Virgin, the lessor, the sum of $25, "which was to be in full of all rentals and bonuses on said lease for the time of two months mentioned in said lease,” — the time in which he was to drill a well, or thereafter pay the sum of $10 per month for further delay. The bill further alleges that on March 23, 1898, Learn,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Bettman v. HarnessWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Guffy v. HukillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
- Hukill v. GuffeyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Newcomb v. Imperial Life Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1892
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State ex rel. Clyde v. Mayor of BristolTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Duffield v. MichaelsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1900