Legal Opinion
Placid Oil Co. v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 2, 1951No. 2904PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRISSOM, Chief Justice.
J. E. Lee was the lessee of the surface of a tract of land. Placid Oil Company was the assignee of an oil and gas lease on the same land, which was executed and recorded before Lee acquired his lease. The oil company drilled a producing well on said land. Lee sued the oil company for damages and obtained a judgment for $350.00. The oil company has appealed.
Lee alleged that in 1949, he was a tenant on 284 acres of land; that Placid Oil Company entered thereon and drilled a well; that in making its location, placing equipment on the land, making roads and pursuing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Turner v. Big Lake Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Brazos River Conservation & Reclamation District v. AdkissonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Cosden Oil Co. v. SidesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Pitzer & West v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. WaltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Gulf Refining Co. v. DavisMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
- Miller v. Crown Central Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Robinson Drilling Co. v. MosesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Weaver v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
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