Legal Opinion
Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1981No. 80-3243PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us can be briefly stated: did the district judge err in directing a verdict against a mineral lessor in his suit for cancellation of a mineral lease because of a lengthy delay by the lessee in paying royalties? Its resolution, however, requires us to review in detail the four volumes of testimony and the exhibits introduced during a three-day trial. The standard for sufficiency of the evidence is the familiar federal one: a verdict may not be directed if there was substantial evidence from which a reasonable juror might reach a contrary decision.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Braniff v. Jackson Ave.-Gretna Ferry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Clifford H. Robbins v. Milner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- E. C. Ernst, Inc. v. General Motors Corp., and the Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cooper Laboratories, Inc. v. International Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- 40 Fair empl.prac.cas. 619, 39 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,035 Pruet Production Co. And Pruet Oil Company, Cross-Appellants v. Roy G. Ayles, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Tumery Mathews v. James W. Fairman, Warden, James Thieret, Assistant Warden, and Louis O'shea, Clinical Services SupervisorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Henry Matthews v. Ashland Chemical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- In Re Pacific Gas & Electric CompanyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 2003
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