Legal Opinion
Boone v. Clark
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 31, 1919No. 9176PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Wichita County; Wm. N. Bonner, Judge. Suit by C. H. Clark and others against T. R. Boone and others. -Erom order for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
T. R. Boone and Walter Nelson procured from the commissioners’ court of Wichita county what is commonly termed an oil and gas lease on all the public roads in that county; the right so convej'ed being expressed in the lease as follows:
“Eor the sole and only purpose of mining and operating for oil and gas and laying pipe lines and building tanks, power stations, and structures thereon to produce, save, and take care' of said products.”
The lease contained the stipulation that it shall remain in force for a term of five years from its date and as long thereafter as oil or gas shall be produced…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. BerdettaIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Von Rosenberg v. LovettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Travis County v. TrogdonTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Kalteyer v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Royse Independent School Dist. v. ReinhardtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Wencker v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
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- Industrial Co. v. TompkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
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