Legal Opinion
George v. Curtain
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 10, 1925No. 13958PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhelps, J.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendants in the district court of Tulsa county, Okla., to recover the value of certain casinghead gas, which plaintiff alleged defendants bought and used, and thereby converted, from the oil wells operated under a lease from plaintiff. The provision of the lease in question contained the following clause:
•‘Lessees agree to pay as royalty the sum of 12y2 per cent, of the gross proceeds on •the lease premises of all crude oil extracted from the said land, such payments to be made at the time of sale or disposition of the oil, and the lessee shall pay in yearly…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hammett Oil Co. v. Gypsy Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Mussellem v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Smith v. Pulaski Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Ellis v. Town of La SalleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1922
- Phillips v. Henderson Gasoline Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Northern Natural Gas Company v. GroundsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1968
- Ludey v. Pure Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- Panhandle Cooperative Royalty Co. v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Cronkhite v. FalkensteinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Sunrizon Homes, Inc. v. American Guaranty Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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