Legal Opinion
Benedum-Trees Oil Co. v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1939No. 7930, 7931PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Oil and gas leases covering 200 and 97 acres, respectively, of lands in Morgan County, Tennessee, are involved in these appeals. The disputed points are whether the terms of the leases have expired or are still current.
On December 6, 1929, Gran Davis and John W. Hall, appellees in No. 7930, and fee simple owners of the lands in question, granted, demised and leased to the appellant, Benedum-Trees Oil Company, for the purpose of mining, operating for oil and gas and laying pipe lines, building tanks, power stations and structures thereon to produce, save and store oil…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brewster v. Lanyon Zinc Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Lowther Oil Co. v. Miller-Sibley Oil Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Genet v. President of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Huggins v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1900
- Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Transport Oil Co. v. Exeter Oil Co.California Court of Appeal · 1948
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1978
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