Legal Opinion
John Carey Oil Co. v. W.C.P. Investments
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 7, 1987No. 4-86-0522PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht
This case presents the issue of whether a co-owner of an oil leasehold, who is also the sole operator of the leasehold, may assert an oil and gas lien against the fractional working interest of a co-owner of the same leasehold.
On October 15, 1985, John Carey Oil Company, Inc. (Carey), filed a complaint for foreclosure of oil and gas liens against, inter alia, W.C.P. Investments (WCP) (a partnership), Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Bushnell (F&M), and Enterprise Finance Company (Enterprise). The complaint alleged Carey was at all relevant times a co-owner and operator of various specified…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Scofield v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- The People v. VarelIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
- Blasingame v. AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Verplank Concrete & Supply, Inc. v. MarshAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- E. W. Blatchford & Co. v. BlanchardIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by1 opinion
- John Carey Oil Co. v. W.C.P. InvestmentsIllinois Supreme Court · 1988