Legal Opinion
Denney v. Teel
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 25, 1984No. 58870PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
The issues presented on certiorari are: [1] In an action for breach of contract involving royalty interests to be conveyed from future oil-and-gas leases in Kentucky, is “royalty” a real property interest governed by the law of the situs? [2] If law of the situs governs, will full performance by one party take the oral contract out of the Kentucky Statute of Frauds? and if the second question be answered in the affirmative, [3] Will Kentucky's Rule Against Perpetuities operate as a bar to the enforcement of the contract?
We hold that: (a) royalty to be derived from future leases…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sunderland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Colden v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Maloney v. MaloneyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Mounts v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Three Rivers Rock Co. v. Reed Crushed Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re Tavern Motor Inn, Inc.District Court, D. Vermont · 1987
- Commerce Bank of Kansas City, N.A. v. Peabody Coal Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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