Legal Opinion
J. K. Hughes Oil Co. v. Bass
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1932No. 6705PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant is the owner of oil-producing properties. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, it made “turnkey” contracts at a fixed price of $22,500 each, with a drilling contractor,. for the drilling of thirteen oil wells. These contracts obligated the contractor “to furnish all derricks, all necessary drilling . equipment, machinery, casing, cement and labor, in fact, everything necessary to complete said well in a first-class workmanlike manner, including fuel and water, the owner not being obligated to furnish anything whatever in the way of labor, fuel, drilling…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Blockton Cahaba Coal Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
- Sterling Oil & Gas Co. v. LucasDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1931
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Liberty Nat. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
3Cited by15 opinions
- Bernuth v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1971
- F. H. E. Oil Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- Continental Oil Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Commissioner of Int. Rev. v. Rowan Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. AmbroseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
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