Legal Opinion
Meaher v. Getty Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 6, 1984No. 82-705PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal concerns a suit for partial cancellation of an oil, gas, and mineral lease. The lessors, Augustine Meaher, Jr., et al. (Meahers) appeal from a partial summary judgment entered against them in favor of the lessee, Getty Oil Company (Getty). We affirm.
Facts
On 1 July 1970, the Meahers executed an oil, gas, and mineral lease in favor of the Getty Oil Company covering five tracts of land, totaling approximately 1,840 acres, in Mobile County, Alabama (hereafter Meaher lease). All five of the leased tracts are located in the Chunchula Field.
The lease provided for a primary term of five…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Sinclair Oil & Gas Company v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
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