Legal Opinion

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Millette

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 1954No. 38942PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*13Hall, J.

This is the second appearance of this case in this Court. On the original appeal we had for consideration the sufficiency of the bill of complaint as stating a cause of action as against a demurrer, and we reversed the action of the chancellor in sustaining a demurrer to the bill and remanded the case for trial on one issue, viz., the liability of appellant for drainage of oil underlying appellees-’ land through wells owned and operated by it on adjoining land. See Millette v. Phillips Petroleum Company, 209 Miss. 687, 48 So. 2d 344. On that appeal we settled the law governing the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hartman Ranch Co. v. Associated Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Daughetee v. Ohio Oil Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Blair v. Clear Creek Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
  4. Kleppner v. LemonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  5. Jennings v. Southern Carbon Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Amoco Production Co. v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Stirman v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
  4. State Oil & Gas Bd. v. Mississippi Min. & Roy. Own. Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Williamson v. Elf Aquitaine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998

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