Legal Opinion
Tipton v. Clower
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1960No. 6562PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
Appeal from jury verdicts and judgments in favor of the plaintiffs in three consolidated cases.
The questions involved on appeal relate to the relative responsibilities and liabilities to third persons of a contract oil well driller and the owner at the time when the actual drilling had been substantially completed but the well was not made entirely ready for production.
This is the foundation case out of which Royal Indemnity Co. v. Southern Cal. Petroleum Corp., 1960, 67 N.M. 137, 353 P.2d 358, also arose. However, except for the fact that Royal Indemnity Company is a party…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. Southern California Petroleum Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- Scalise v. F. M. Venzie Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Meny v. CarlsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Russell v. Arthur Whitcomb, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1956
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Mrs. Eva Wright and the Standard Insurance Company, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by37 opinions
- John N. Fortier and Linda M. Fortier v. Dona Anna Plaza Partners, James A. Peterson, Peterson Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Tapia v. Panhandle Steel Erectors CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Peters v. ForsterIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Howell Ex Rel. Howell v. BurkNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- Pickens v. Tulsa Metropolitan MinistrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
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