Legal Opinion
Trust Co. Of Chicago v. Samedan Oil Corp
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1951No. 4285_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, trustees, for the heirs of the lessor under a producing oil and gas lease, brought this action against the lessee, Samedan Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation, for partial cancellation of the lease, alleging a breach of the implied covenant for further development. Diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy being present, jurisdiction was properly invoked under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332.
The lease in question, covering forty acres in Carter County, Oklahoma, was executed September 1, 1933, for a term of three years and as long thereafter as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Doss Oil Royalty Co. v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- McKenna v. NichlosSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Ferguson v. Gulf Oil CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Gerson v. Anderson-Prichard Production Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
- Colpitt v. TullSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Fransen v. Conoco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- The Dow Chemical Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Dixie Carriers, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Meeker v. Ambassador Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Gregg v. Harper-Turner Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
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