Legal Opinion
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Poe
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided June 25, 1930No. 888—4764PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTeddy, J.
Defendant in error was the owner of a certain royalty interest in the minerals produced from eighty acres of land, upon which plaintiff in error held an oil and gas lease. He sought a recovery against it upon causes of action set forth in four separate counts in his petition.
In the first count damages were claimed for alleged conversion of casing-head gas.
In the second count a recovery was asked of a reasonable royalty, which was averred to be 25 per cent, of the gross production of casing-head gas produced from the leased premises.
The third count set forth that the one-eighth royalty,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. ConnelleeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Hanks v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1930
- Mussellem v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- McRae v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Shaw v. FenderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Southland Royalty Co. v. Pan American Petroleum Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1964
- Wall v. United Gas Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Hutchings v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. StineTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Anne Windfohr Sowell, Cross-Appellants v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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