Legal Opinion

Railroad Commission of Texas v. Continental Oil Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 15, 1941No. 3945PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Chief Justice.

Appellee asserts that its right “to produce the quantities of oil daily which it can produce without waste * * * is the subject matter of the suit.” The judgment of the court gave to appellee the very right covered by this proposition — the right to produce the quantity of oil daily which it can produce without waste; there was no limitation of quantity under the court’s judgment; the judgment'gave to appellee the unlimited right to develop its field to the fullest extent possible without waste. Against the court’s judgment — and against appellee’s proposition —…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Thompson v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  5. Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission v. MarrsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. Railroad Commission v. Woods Exploration & Producing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Railroad Commission v. Woods Exploration & Producing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1966

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