Legal Opinion

Ebensberger v. Sinclair Refining Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 11, 1948No. 12155PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, plaintiff below, alleging that the tract was worth in excess of $7500, the agreed contract price for it, brought this suit against appellants, defendants below, for specific performance.

The petition alleged: that plaintiff had on May 4, 1937, leased the land from defendants’ predecessors in title under a written lease for a term of 13 years, one of the provisions of which gave plaintiff an option during the term of the lease to purchase the property for $7500 upon giving 30 days' notice of its intention so to do; that on June 3, 1938, appellants, with full…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Keogh v. PeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Smith v. BanghamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Corbin v. County of Black HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Stinson v. DousmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
  5. Knox v. BrownTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Charlie Ervin Waller v. Professional Insurance Corporation, J. R. Reinhardt and J. Edwin LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  2. Goshawk Dedicated Ltd. v. Portsmouth Settlement Co. IDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2006
  3. R. Olsen Oil Co. v. Fidler. Fidler v. R. Olsen Oil CoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
  4. Sinclair Refining Co. v. MillerDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1952
  5. Humble Oil & Refining Company v. DeLoacheDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1969

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