Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 13, 1962No. 16344PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYD, Justice.
W. C. Wainwright and Willie Ida Wainwright were divorced on December 3, 1959. At that time they were and continued to be joint owners of the leasehold estate on a tract of land in Archer County. Following the divorce, W. C. Wainwright continued to operate the lease, producing oil therefrom in paying quantities, until in February, 1960, he voluntarily shut down the wells, and, according to the theory of Mrs. Wainwright, he did not thereafter produce any oil or gas.
The lease contained the following provision: “It is specially agreed that in the ■event that oil or gas is being…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Clifton v. KoontzTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Garcia v. KingTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- MacDonald v. FollettTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Watson v. RochmillTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Woodson Oil Company v. PruettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
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3Cited by21 opinions
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