Legal Opinion
Tillery v. Ellison
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1959No. 38296PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBIRD, Justice.
This action arose out of an explosion October 15, 1955, of one or more nitro glycerin shells near a well that had been drilled for the purpose of discovering and/or producing oil on a lease owned by one of the defendants in error, Kenneth Ellison, d/b/a Kenneth Ellison Oil Company, and/or Kenneth Ellison Drilling Company. The explosion extensively damaged a GMC pickup truck and a cable tool rig, with drilling unit, owned and installed at the well by plaintiff in error, Ray Tillery, d/b/a Tillery Drilling Company, in the course of carrying out his contract with the lease…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Smith v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Ross v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Hutchins v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- J. L. Lemmon Co. v. OppenheimerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
- Furr v. McGrathSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Clark v. WoolleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
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