Legal Opinion
Franz Corp. v. Fifer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1924No. 4090PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
Fifer, plaintiff below, recovered for damages done to certain ranch property owned by him and leased for three years to the corporation. The lease of the lands was “for the sole and only purpose of mining and operating for oil and gas, the laying of pipe lines and building of tanks, power stations, and structures thereon, to produce, save, and take care of said products,” etc. Included in the lease were covenants for payment and drilling within certain time and also the following clause:
“The lessee further agrees to pay to the lessor any damages caused to growing crops,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shutte v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Express Co. v. Kountze BrothersSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. VolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Pulaski Oil Co. v. ConnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Ziebarth v. NyeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Gulf Production Co. v. Continental Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
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- Silurian Oil Co. v. EssleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
- Swiderski v. MoodenbaughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
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