Legal Opinion
Kidd v. Hoggett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 23, 1959No. 13533PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE Justice.
Pierce A. Hoggett and wife sued Barron Kidd, A. W. Cherry, and others, to remove the cloud of an unreleased but expired oil and gas lease, and for damages. There was no jury. Upon trial defendants disclaimed with respect to the oil and gas lease. The court rendered judgment removing the cloud but also awarded damages against defendants Kidd and Cherry in the amount of. $8,400. Only Kidd and Cherry have appealed from the judgment. Kidd and Cherry urge that the judgment for damages was erroneous because (1) they were under no duty to release the oil and gas lease because it was…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Hanks v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1930
- Reaugh v. McCollum Exploration Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
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