Legal Opinion
Tysco Oil Co. v. Railroad Commission of Texas
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 24, 1935No. 694PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, District Judge.
February 14, 1935, before the discovery and production (on June 13, 1935) of petroleum oil and gas in the city of South Houston, in Harris county, in this district and division, the mayor and city commissioners or aldermen of the city, purporting to act under the laws of Texas (title 28 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes 1925 and Amendments [Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Tex. art. 961 et seq.]), regulating cities and towns and villages, passed and adopted an ordinance, extensively regulating the search for, drilling for, production, etc., of oil and gas within the city.…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Pennsylvania v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Ohio Oil Company v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hunter v. Justice's CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Whittington v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1936
- Unger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Tysco Oil Co. v. Railroad Commission of TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1935
- Adkins v. City of West FrankfortDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1943
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