Legal Opinion
Callon Petroleum Company v. Big Chief Drilling Company, Defendant-Third-Party v. William R. Stanley, Defendant-Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 27, 1977No. 74-4172PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a controversy over the surface location of a well drilled in search of oil and gas in Clarke County, Mississippi. After the close of the evidence, the district court directed a verdict for the plaintiff and third-party defendant. We conclude this was error in part and reverse for a new trial.
The proper standard in federal court to test the sufficiency of the evidence for submission of a case to the jury was succinctly pronounced in Boeing Company v. Shipman, 411 F.2d 365, 374-375 (5th Cir. 1969) (en banc):
On motions for directed verdict and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Cleveland Trust Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Home Insurance Co. of NY v. Atlas Tank Mfg. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company v. Allied Chemical Corporation, Armco Steel Corporation, and General American Transportation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Daniels v. Twin Oaks Nursing HomeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Brian Atwood Wansor v. George Hantscho Co., Inc. v. W. R. Bean & Son, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Mrs. Margaret McCullough v. Beech Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Morris v. MacIoneMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
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