Legal Opinion
Kretni Development Co. v. Consolidated Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1934No. 1115PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
The owners, by location, possession, and otherwise, of the mineral rights in certain land situated in the Ferris Field in Carbon county, Wyo., leased the land for oil and gas purposes to C. Ray Ferris on April 15,1918, retaining a royalty of one-eighth part of the oil or gas produced or the proceeds derived from the sale of such royalty. The provision relating to the royalty reads: “The lessee agrees to deliver to the credit of the lessors, their heirs or assigns, or to such person or trustee as they may designate, free of cost at the pipe lines, to which he may connect…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Oil Co. v. Van EttenSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Wall v. United Gas Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Fitzgerald v. First Nat. Bank of Rapid CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Boise v. TalcottCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Piney Woods Country Life School v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Matzen v. Hugoton Production Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1958
- Hedrick v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- Johnson v. JerniganSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- United States v. Sinclair Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
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