Legal Opinion
Lawrence Oil Corporation v. Metcalfe
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 4, 1931PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Hobson, Commissioner
Reversing.
Martha Metcalfe obtained a judgment by default against Lawrence Oil Corporation canceling the undeveloped portion of an oil and gas lease. This appeal by the defendant presents the single question whether the facts alleged in the petition are sufficient to support the judgment.
The facts alleged in the petition are these: The plaintiff is a widow, and owns a tract of ninety-four acres of land in Ohio county. On July 30, 1924, she executed to the Chicago Petroleum Syndicate an oil and gas lease upon the land. The syndicate assigned the lease…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brewster v. Lanyon Zinc Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Grass v. Big Creek Development Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Blair v. Clear Creek Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
- Kleppner v. LemonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Jennings v. Southern Carbon Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Warfield Natural Gas Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Cameron v. LebowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Sapp v. MasseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation v. PiersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
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