Legal Opinion
Bay Petroleum Corp. v. May
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 15, 1953No. 35850PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Justice.
This is an action, brought by Levi B. May and Helen A. May, his wife, as plaintiffs, against the defendant, The Bay Petroleum Corporation, for the recovery of money allegedly due as bonus on an oil and gas lease, executed by plaintiffs, as lessors, to defendant, as lessee. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.
Plaintiffs were the owners of an approximately 2J4-acre tract of land in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, when, on January 22, 1949, they executed an oil and gas lease to the defendant. By the terms of said lease, the defendant agreed: To…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Prudential Fire Ins. Co. v. Trave-Taylor Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- McIntire v. BurnsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Kelly v. Employers Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Skelly Oil Co. v. FunkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
- Thompson Drilling Co. v. Northern Ordnance, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1947
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Garner v. MyersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
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