Legal Opinion
Franklin Drilling Co. v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 25, 1950No. 33458PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
The Ohio Oil Company, owner of an oil and gas mining lease, contracted with the Franklin Drilling Company to drill a well on a certain tract of land covered by the lease. In the course of the drilling operations conducted thereunder, oil, gas, and salt water were encountered. These substances sprayed from the well and over an adjoining tract of land held and occupied by Bethel Jackson under an agricultural lease. From the activity of the well Jackson suffered a loss of growing crops and sustained injury to his unplanted land and to his farm equipment, and suffered the loss of the use of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Garrett v. HaworthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
- Tracey v. CrepinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Texas Co. v. MosshamerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- C. L. McMahon, Inc. v. LentzSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Mid-Continent Pipeline Co. v. CrauthersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Whitaker v. EarnhardtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Wischmann v. RaikesNebraska Supreme Court · 1959
- Burke v. ThomasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Culbertson v. McCannSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
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