Legal Opinion

Sohio Petroleum Co. v. Brannan

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 22, 1951No. 33997PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHalley, J.

R. Brannan instituted this action in the district court of Love county against Sohio Petroleum Company, Thomas E. Nix, and Guy G. Jameson, seeking specific performance of an oral agreement made on August 2, 1945, whereby he agreed to sell and convey and defendants agreed to purchase a certain oil and gas lease dated August 26, 1944, covering lands in Murray county, Oklahoma. We shall refer to the parties by name, or as “plaintiff” and “defendants”, as they appeared in the trial court.

It w;as alleged that Sohio Petroleum Company authorized Thomas E. Nix, a lease broker, to secure an oil and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Woodworth v. FranklinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  2. Harris Et Ux. v. ArthurSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Davis v. HolmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
  4. Lima Oil & Gas Co. v. PritchardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  5. Aikman v. EvansSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bobo v. BigbeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
  2. Cloud v. WinnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
  3. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. BusterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
  4. DeTar Distributing Co. v. Tri-State Motor Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
  5. R. S. Mikesell Associates, a Co-Partnership v. Grand River Dam AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980

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