Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Garfield Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 24, 1923No. 11419PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
THREADGILL, C.
W. K. Murphy and M. Elmer France, the plaintiffs in error, brought suit against the defendant in error the 20th day o.f July, 1918, for the purpose of canceling an oil and gas lease on the N. E. % of section 23, township 22 north, range 4 west, in Garfield county, Okla.
The conditions in the lease contract drawn into question, the breach of which is alleged as the basis of suit, are as follows: § . J
“2nd. To pay lessor each year in ád-Vance for the gas from each well where gas only is found, while the same is being used off the premises, lessor to have gas free of cost…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Deweese v. ReinhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Gypsy Oil Co. v. CoverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Roach v. Junction Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- Michigan Pipe Co. v. Fremont Ditch, Pipe Line & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
3Cited by13 opinions
- Ohio Oil Co. v. SharpCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
- Long v. Magnolia Petroleum CompanyNebraska Supreme Court · 1958
- Cox v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
- Crawford v. McConnellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Company v. LongSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
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