Legal Opinion
Wabash Drilling Company v. Ellis
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 21, 1929PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Commissioner Stanley—
Affirming.
On June 15, 1926, Jane Daniel gave an oil leasé to J. R. Thomas, assignor of the appellee, James C. Ellis, on a 30-acre tract of land in Ohio county.
On March 2, 1928, B. L. Gossett gave leases on two strips of land to the appellants, Ambrose and Timber-lake, who assigned fractional shares to the appellants Hartman and Sargent, partners doing business as the Wabash Drilling Company. These two strips of land were included within the boundary leased by Mrs. Daniel to Thomas. One of them was 30 feet wide, 2,400 feet long, running in a straight…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lockhart v. Kentland Coal & Coke Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Amburgey v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Arnett v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
- Hodge Tobacco Co. v. SextonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cummings v. Midstates Oil Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1942
- Hicks v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Blackburn v. Piney Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Fordson Coal Company v. Potter's ExecutorsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Stein Bros. & Boyce v. State Bank of StearnsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
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