Legal Opinion
Cobbett v. Gallagher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 26, 1940No. Appeal, 15PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Barnes,
The question here involved is whether plaintiffs as owners of an oil and gas lease are required to reimburse defendants for their expenditures in making improvements to the leased premises.
On December 12, 1934, William M. Kingsley, one of the plaintiffs, obtained from Nellie J. Miller a lease of a fifty acre tract located in Olay Township, Butler County, to operate and drill for petroleum and gas, for the term of five years and for such longer term as oil and gas were obtained from the property in paying quantities. Later Kingsley assigned the lease to H. N.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crest v. JackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
- Putnam v. TylerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Fassitt v. SeipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Appeal of KelseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
- Commonwealth, to Use v. CrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- St. Sava Home v. ChristopherCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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