Legal Opinion
Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided September 22, 1978No. Civ. 77-0-201PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DENNEY, District Judge.
On August 1, 1949, Harlen C. Olsen and his wife, Velma, executed an oil and gas lease in favor of the Superior Oil Company. The instrument had a ten year primary term, with a provision for an extension for “as long thereafter as oil, gas, ... or any of the products covered by this lease is or can be produced.” Encompassing 3440 acres, the leased land consisted of two insular tracts covering portions of eight sections in Banner County, Nebraska. The precise legal description was as follows:
Township 18 North. Range 53 West
South V2 of Section 32
South % of SW V4…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Clifton v. KoontzTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Garcia v. KingTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hunter Co. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Howerton v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1910
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Russell v. Fidelity Consumer Discount Co. (In Re Russell)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Thorsteinsson v. M/V DrangurCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Gillette v. Pepper Tank Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- Sorum v. SchwartzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
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