Legal Opinion
Gulf Oil Corporation v. Southland Royalty Company
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1973No. B-3385PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Justice.
This is a suit for declaratory judgment to determine the longevity of an oil and gas lease. Gulf Oil Corporation and six others filed the suit against Southland Royalty Company and eighty-seven others to resolve this controversy: Southland and other owners of the reversionary mineral interest contend that Gulf’s leasehold estate expires on July 14, 1975, which is fifty years after the date of its execution, while Gulf contends that delays of its production due to proration orders of the Railroad Commission should not be counted in the fifty years to which it is entitled and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cartwright v. TruebloodTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Southland Royalty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Moore v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Humphrys v. Skelly Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. ChristianCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Sun Operating Ltd. Partnership v. Holt, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1999
- California v. Southland Royalty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hitzelberger v. Samedan Oil Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
- Bp America Production Company v. Red Deer Resources, LlcTexas Supreme Court · 2017
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