Legal Opinion
W. B. Mattison and Harry Hampton v. W. L. Trotti
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1959No. 17412_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Brought here on an “Agreed Statement of Case on Appeal Pursuant to Rule 76 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [28 U.S.C.A.]”, this appeal is from a judgment on the pleadings adjudicating that an oil, gas and mineral “unless” lease had terminated for failure to comply with the terms of the lease.
Appellee’s . predecessors in interest, owning an undivided interest in 92 acres of land, executed a standard form lease 1 on said interest, providing for a five year primary term and containing the usual “unless” clause “if operations for drilling are not commenced on said…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Earp v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Willson v. Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Cosden Oil Co. v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Gas Ridge, Inc. v. Suburban Agricultural Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- Minnie E. Haby, Joined Pro Forma by Her Husband, Homer H. Haby v. Stanolind Oil and Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Schank v. North American Royalties, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Sinclair Oil & Gas Company v. R. B. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Hughes v. CantwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Mary Ellen Francis Vernon and Husband, H. J. Vernon v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Cimarex Energy Co. v. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2019
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