Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1940No. 9421PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Mrs. Volney W. Taylor and the Sabine Royalty Corporation each owned 1/64 of the minerals reserved, when a mineral lease was executed, under 37% acres of land in Hidalgo County, Texas. J. R. Gray owned 14/64 of the minerals which were reserved by him under an assignment to the Phillips Petroleum Company of the mineral lease. On adjacent property which was under lease to Harrison and Danvers, two producing oil wells were drilled which were 230 and 250 feet, respectively, from the dividing line between the properties. Appellees, who were plaintiffs below, sued the appellant…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Davis v. SchwartzSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Freeport Sulphur Co. v. American Sulphur Royalty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1928
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by22 opinions
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