Legal Opinion
Banks v. Calstar Petroleum Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1947No. Civ. 15961PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.
This is an action to quiet title to real property and to declare terminated an oil and gas lease alleged to have been forfeited by reason of the abandonment in 1944 of the oil well drilled on the property and the failure of the lessee to do further exploration work. From a judgment for plaintiffs defendant has appealed.
The material facts necessary to a consideration of the appeal as found by the court and substantiated by the evidence are as follows: The lease was executed on May 12, 1938; in August, 1939, a well was drilled to a depth of 7,651 feet, which had an initial daily production of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hall v. AugurCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Thornton v. PhelanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924
- Rea v. GlennCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
- Rehart v. KlossnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
3Cited by7 opinions
- Stephan Riess and Thelma McKinney Riess v. C. W. Murchison and Simi Valley Development CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Baldwin v. KubetzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Town of Tome Land Grant, Inc. v. Ringle Development Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- True Oil Company v. GibsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1964
- Valer Oil Co. v. SouzaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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