Soaper v. King
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Henderson Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Chiep Justice Miller
Affirming.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Henderson Circuit Court, which declared invalid and cancelled a lease of the mineral rights underlying the lands of the appellees.
The suit grew out of a contract dated June 5th, 1902, by which King and his associates, land owners in Henderson county, leased to S’oaper and his associates the oil, gas, and mineral rights and privileges in 1,972 acres of land, with the exclusive right to sink or drill wells and shafts for the purpose of producing oil, gas, or any other mineral products that might be…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Marble Co. v. RipleySupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Howerton v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1910
- Monarch Oil, Gas & Coal Co. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Parish Fork Oil Co. v. Bridgewater Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- Eastern Kentucky Mineral & Timber Co. v. Swann-Day Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Union Gas & Oil Co. v. Wiedeman Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1924
- Lindlay v. RaydureDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1917
- Hughes v. Busseyville Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Dinsmoor v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Solberg v. Sunburst Oil & Gas Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1926
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