Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. McCormick McCormick v. Phillips Petroleum Co
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1954No. 4746_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
' This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of New Mexico awarding damages to appellee, McCormick, for the surrender by: the appellant, Phillips Petroleum Company, of an oil and gas lease, without notice to McCormick, who held an overriding interest in the lease. The facts are not in dispute.
In July 1947, McCormick, as the owner of a federal oil and gas lease covering approximately 2,300 acres of the public domain in Lea County, New Mexico, entered into an “Agreement and Option” with Phillips, under which he granted Phillips the option to acquire the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Nau v. Vulcan Rail & Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Probst v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
- Hedrick v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- Continental Life Ins. Co. v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- Norment v. TurleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Schultz & Lindsay Construction Co. v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- Frankfort Oil Company, a Division of Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation v. W. F. SnakardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- The Colorado Milling & Elevator Co., a Corporation v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Irene Essley, Irene Essley, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Brown v. American Bank of CommerceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
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