Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Railroad Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 26, 1969No. 7944PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHADICK, Chief Justice.
This is a permanent injunction suit filed in a district court of Bowie County by Thomas M. Coleman as plaintiff. The Railroad Commission of Texas and its members, together with Hugh Ray Ashford, are named as defendants. The action is designed to test the validity of an order of the Railroad Commission pooling all un-pooled mineral interests underlying the 80-acre proration unit previously formed by the Commission in the one well Simms (4946’ Mooringsport) Field in Bowie County , Texas. The judgment of the trial court denying Coleman relief is reversed and the case…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Simmons v. ArnimTexas Supreme Court · 1920
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. TranbargerSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Key Western Life Insurance v. State Board of InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Jones v. MarshTexas Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Board of Trustees of Crystal City Independent School District v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. ColemanTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Carson v. Railroad Com'n of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Northwest Oil Company v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Trimble v. Texas State Board of Registration for Professional EngineersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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