Legal Opinion
Texas Co. v. Z. & M. Independent Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 9, 1946No. 215, Docket 20107PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This litigation concerns an option to purchase granted under date of September 20, 1929, by Z. & M. Independent Oil Company, Inc. (hereafter called Z & M), to The Texas Company (hereafter called Texas). Texas gave notice on August 29, 1944 that it elected to exercise the option and thereafter brought the present action for specific performance of the resulting contract. Federal jurisdiction rests on diverse citizenship, Texas being a Delaware corporation and Z & M a New York corporation. The case was tried to the court without a jury and judgment was given for the…
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