Legal Opinion
Duffield v. Michaels
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1900No. 348PublishedCited by 1 opinion
'Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of 'West Virginia.
1Opinion of the Court
GOFF, Circuit Judge.
The appellants filed their bill in equity in the court below, the object of which was to have declared void a lease for oil and gas purposes made by Lewis Virgin of a certain tract of land in Pleasants county, W. Va., to A. A. Michaels, dated June 21, 1898, and also to- restrain the defendants from removing and selling the oil produced from a well that had been drilled on said land. The case was duly matured and came on to be heard, when the court below entered a decree in favor of the defendants, by which the relief asked for by the appellants (the plaintiffs below) was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Westmoreland N. Gas Co. v. DeWittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Thompson v. ChristieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Hukill v. MyersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Duffield v. MichaelsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of West Virginia · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- Frank Oil Co. v. Belleview Gas & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911