Wright v. Gillespie
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the West-ern District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. Suit by E. N. Gillespie against Frank Wright. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
Appeal by defendant from decree in favor of lessee (Gillespie), enjoining lessor (Wright) from preventing or interfering with oil and gas drilling on land owned by lessor and covered by an oil and gas lease to Gillespie. This lease, as well as thosé in the Washburn v. Gillespie (261 Fed. 41,-C. C. A.-), O’Donnell v. Gillespie (261. Fed. 48,-C. C. A.-), and Howe v. Gilles*47pie (261 Fed. 48, —- C. C. A. - — ) cases — were procured at about the same time, and as part of a “block” of leases Gillespie was securing in that vicinity. The four cases were tried together and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Washburn v. GillespieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
3Cited by7 opinions
- Belmont Quadrangle Drilling Corp. v. GalekNew York Supreme Court · 1930
- Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
- Templeton v. WilliardMontana Supreme Court · 1928
- Howe v. GillespieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
- O'Donnell v. GillespieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
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