Terry v. Humphreys
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Eddy County; Brat-ton, Judge. Suit by J. D. Terry and wife against S. G. Hum-phreys and the Artesia Oil & Gas Company. From the judgment, plaintiffs appeal, and from part of the judgment defendants file cross-appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RAYNOLDS, C. J.
This is a suit brought by appellants, J. D. Terry and Elmyra N. Terry, his wife, in the district court of Eddy county, to cancel an oil lease executed by J. D. Terry, the husband of the appellant Elmyra N. Terry, on the grounds that the execution and delivery of said lease were induced by false and fraudulent representations, promises, and statements made to the appellant J. D. Terry by S. G. Humphreys.
Plaintiff below alleged that the representations and promises were not carried out in whole or in part; that the land in question was a homestead, and…
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Guffey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Lowther Oil Co. v. Miller-Sibley Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Frank Oil Co. v. Belleview Gas & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Steelsmith v. GartlanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
- Watford Oil & Gas Co. v. ShipmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Truitt v. District Court of Ninth Judicial Dist.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
- Duvall v. StoneNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
- Greer v. SalmonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
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