Legal Opinion
Simms Oil Co. v. Colquitt
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1927No. 779-4770PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, P.' J.
The Court of Civil Appeals admirably states the nature and result of this case, including the legal contentions therein involved. See 289 S. W. 98. We shall not restate the case here at any great length. A. L. Owens and wife executed an oil and gas lease to O. B. Colquitt and J. N. Graves, covering 100 acres of land in Young county. Later Colquitt and Graves partitioned the 160 *492acres, each taking two 40-acre tracts. Col-quitt then assigned to Simms Oil Company-each of his 40-acre tracts by separate assignments. The contract conveying his rights in what was called the northwest…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eastern Oil Co. v. BeattySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Greenwood Tyrrell v. HelmCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Matthews v. Ramsey-Lloyd Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1926
- Simms Oil Co. v. ColquittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Smith v. Louisiana Oil Refining Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
3Cited by7 opinions
- Clarence Keese, Appants v. Continental Pipe Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Belgam Oil Co. v. Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Phoenix Oil Co. v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Collins v. Atlantic Oil Producing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- Davis v. BusseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
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