Legal Opinion
Good Hope Refineries, Inc. v. Belia R. Benavides
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 17, 1979No. 79-1134PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal in a proceeding under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act from a district court’s dismissal of a complaint seeking to establish rights under an oil and gas lease. We affirm.
The facts giving rise to this appeal are fairly simple. On November 8, 1974, appellant refining company entered into an oil and gas lease with appellees. Under the terms of the lease, appellant as lessee was to begin drilling operations within one year, and, if drilling was not begun, the lease automatically terminated unless appellant paid a delay rental prior to the anniversary date of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Lester Slotnick v. Harold StaviskeyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- William R. Ballou v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
- Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1927
- Gulfco Investment Corporation v. HoganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- In the Matter of Topco, Inc., Debtor. River Production, Co., Inc. v. Jack M. Webb, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Santa Fe Development & Mortgage Corp. v. McCormack (In Re Santa Fe Development & Mortgage Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Shell Oil Co. v. Anne Cara Oil Co. (In Re Anne Cara Oil Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1983
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