Guffey-Gillespie Oil Co. v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. Action by the Guffey-Gillespie Oil Company, a corporation, against Frank Wright. From an order dismissing the supplemental bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
POLLOCK, District Judge.
The question presented for decision on this appeal arises in this manner: Appellee, defendant below, as owner in fee of some 240 acres of land in Noble county, Okl., in the year 1915 made and delivered to one E. N. Gillespie an oil and gas lease thereon, in the usual form. Thereafter, and within the period of one year from its making, defendant, the lessor, Wright, contending the lease was void, brought suit to obtain a decree of cancellation. This suit was dismissed. Thereupon the lessee, Gillespie, desiring to enter upon the land for the purpose of exploring for oil…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rich v. DonegheySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Northwestern Oil & Gas Co. v. BranineSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- In re T. H. Bunch Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1910
- McCullough v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
- Wright v. GillespieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
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