Legal Opinion
Powell v. Danciger Oil & Refining Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 10, 1939No. 13960PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
Appellants here were the plaintiffs below, and they are the. surviving wife and. the children' of the late G. N. Powell¡ The suit is brought for damages against appel- ■ lees, resulting from their-failure to develop, with reasonable diligence a 320 acre tract of oil land, located in the Panhandle portion of the State of Texas, in Gray County,. Texas,- .
It appears that G. N. Powell and his surviving wife, Sarah Powell, being the fee owners of the lands in controversy, conveyed same, on July 22, 1919, to one J. M. Eldridge, by a general warranty deed, but reserved and retained…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Freeport Sulphur Co. v. American Sulphur Royalty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1928
- Grubb v. McAfeeTexas Supreme Court · 1919
- Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co. v. BarkerTexas Supreme Court · 1928
- Benavides v. HuntTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. RosamondSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Burns v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- County Management, Inc. v. ButlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Dvorken v. Lone Star Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Flewellen v. Simms Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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