Legal Opinion
George Garfield v. T. C. Strain and R. E. Maresh
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1963No. 7175PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for Maresh and Strain, in their action to recover damages for Garfield’s breach of a contract to purchase an undivided one-half interest in certain oil and gas leases with a test well drilled thereon. The action was filed in the Colorado State Court and removed to the Federal Court on requisite diversity.
The suit arises in this manner. . Mar-esh, an experienced geologist, was the as- signee of certain oil and gas leases covering land in Nebraska. To raise money for the drilling of a test well by Strain, he undertook to sell fractional…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ralston Purina Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- A. C. Frost & Co. v. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Woodward v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Hoagland v. MurraySupreme Court of Colorado · 1912
- Walker Investment Co. v. FlemingSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
3Cited by28 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,213 Hill York Corporation v. American International Franchises, Inc., Gurn H. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Wellman v. DickinsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Gilbert v. NixonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,507 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Continental Tobacco Company of South Carolina, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Lowery v. Ford Hill Investment Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1976
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