Legal Opinion
CUMBERLAND CONTRACTING COMPANY v. Coffey
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided July 1, 1966PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
C. WARREN EATON, Special Commissioner.
The appellee, owner of oil and gas rights in 410 acres of land in Wayne County, brought this action to cancel an oil and gas lease and to recover damages against the lessee. The lower court entered judgment ordering cancellation of the lease but denied the owner damages. The appeal is from that portion of the judgment cancelling the lease.
The lease was executed in November, 1945, for a period of five years with a provision for it to continue “as long thereafter as oil or gas or either of them is produced from said land by the lessee.” The appellant,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kies v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
- Enfield v. WoodsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Reynolds v. White Plains Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Wheeler and LeMaster Oil and Gas Co. v. HenleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
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