Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Doyle Petroleum Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 20, 1940No. 28884PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
May 18, 1937, C. J. Davenport, herein referred to as plaintiff, owner of 160 acres of land, executed an oil and gas lease on 120 acres thereof to Doyle Petroleum Corporation, herein referred to as defendant.
The lease was the ordinary printed Form 88 (Producers, Oklahoma) reciting one dollar and other good and valuable considerations for a five-year term and as long thereafter as oil or gas was produced in paying quantities. If no well was commenced on or before May 18, 1938, the lease was to terminate unless lessee paid lessor the sum of $120 as rental for privilege of deferring commencement…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cohn v. ClarkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- All-American Oil & Gas Co. v. ConnelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1924
- Lavery v. Mid-Continent Oil Development Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rodgers v. Tecumseh BankSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Kugel v. YoungSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Davenport v. Doyle Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Kugel v. YoungSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955