Legal Opinion
Pacific Western Oil Co. v. Bern Oil Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 1939No. L. A. 16210PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.
The following statement of facts prepared by the Fourth District Court of Appeal at the time the cause was before that court for decision appears to be correct, and we, therefore, adopt the same for the purposes of this opinion:
“This is an appeal from a judgment restraining the defendants from taking oil from certain land controlled by the plaintiff and awarding compensation for oil already taken.
“Briefly stated, the general facts are as follows: The plaintiff, as lessee under an oil and gas lease covering a certain quarter section of land, drilled for oil and completed seven producing wells…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lightner Mining Co. v. LaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
- Farrell v. City of OntarioCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Union Oil Co. v. Reconstruction Oil Co.California Court of Appeal · 1937
- Hughes v. DunlapCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Hibernia Savings & Loan Society v. OrdwayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Jaffe v. Albertson Co.California Court of Appeal · 1966
- People v. Conagra Grocery Prods. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Peterson v. PetersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
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