Legal Opinion
West Central Drilling Co. v. Malone
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 11, 1949No. 2716PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LONG, Justice.
Plaintiff John Malone was the surface lessee of approximately 160 acres of land in Jones County. W. D. Brookover was the lessee under an oil and gas lease covering said land and the defendant, West Central Drilling Company, entered thereon for the purpose of, drilling an oil well Under a contract with defendant Brook-over. Plaintiff instituted this suit against Brookover and West Central Drilling Company for damages incurred, as a result of such drilling operations. In answer to special issues, .the jury found, (a) that the defendants knocked, down a portion of the fence located…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cosden Oil Co. v. SidesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Pitzer & West v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Grimes v. Goodman Drilling Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Speedman Oil Co. v. Duval County Ranch Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Placid Oil Co. v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Robinson Drilling Co. v. MosesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Sam E. Wohlford v. American Gas Production CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Finder v. StanfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961