Legal Opinion
Justice v. Pennzoil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1979No. 78-1151PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, owners of the surface rights to certain land situate in Lincoln County, West Virginia, brought suit in state court against defendant Pennzoil Company, the lessee of oil and gas rights in the land, alleging that Pennzoil had unreasonably and negligently damaged the surface incident to its drilling of several oil wells. Defendant removed the case to federal district court on grounds of diversity. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). After several years of pretrial maneuvering and an eleventh-hour demand by plaintiffs for jury trial,1 the case came on for trial. The…
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- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Wratchford v. S. J. Groves & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Spencer v. SteinbrecherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
- Jarrett v. E. L. Harper & Son, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
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