Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Exxon Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 1, 1982No. 81-98PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This is an oil and gas case. Plaintiffs/Appellants are landowners; Defendants/Appellees are oil companies. The case involves the determination of the rights and duties of the respective parties — the Plaintiffs as lessors, the Defendants as lessees — under an oil, gas, and mineral lease. Finding certain genuine issues of material fact, we affirm in part and reverse in part as to the order granting summary judgment for the Defendants.
Because of our holding…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Amoco Production Co. v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Quillen v. QuillenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. ReidTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Perdue v. MitchellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Brown v. Sugar Creek SyndicateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Stirman v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- TW Phillips Gas and Oil Co. v. JedlickaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. ALA. DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
- Anderson v. Hess Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Serhienko v. KikerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
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