Legal Opinion
Whelan v. Killingsworth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 25, 1976No. 8365PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIUS, Justice.
Appellants sued appellee Killingsworth to recover the cost of drilling and completing two oil wells upon a lease which, subse quent to the completion of the two wells, was adjudged to be owned by Killings-worth. Scurlock Oil Company was joined as a party because it was the purchaser of the oil produced from the two wells. The district court dismissed the action and appellants have appealed.
In 1942 appellants * owned the leasehold estate in question. They assigned the lease to Killingsworth’s predecessors in title. Subsequently appellants brought suit in the District Court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Texas Highway Department v. JarrellTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Gulf Pro. Co. v. Angus SpearTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Broughton v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- Harle v. Langdon's HeirsTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Houston Production Co. v. Mecom Oil Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rhodes v. McCarron, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1988
- Pendley v. ByromCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Brown v. Gulf Coast MacHine & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Brown v. Gulf Coast MacHine & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Cactus Canyon Quarries of Texas, Inc./Joe R. Williams, Louise Williams, and Texas Architectural Aggregates, Inc. v. Joe R. Williams, Louise Williams & Texas Architectural Aggregates, Inc./Cactus Canyon Quarries of Texas, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
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