Legal Opinion
Minnie E. Haby, Joined Pro Forma by Her Husband, Homer H. Haby v. Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1956No. 15197PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Haby, wife and husband, sued Stano-lind in a Texas state court seeking to have the court declare an oil and gas lease terminated in so far as it covered Haby’s land. Stanolind removed the case to the federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship, and there defended and asked the court to declare the lease in full force and effect as to Haby’s land. The requisite diversity of citizenship and jurisdictional amount affirmatively appear.
The mineral lease covered lands in three sections, numbered 4, 5 and 7, located in Reagan County, Texas. Haby was the lessor as to…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Stephens County v. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1923
- Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Watson v. RochmillTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Caruthers v. LeonardTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. HarrisonTexas Supreme Court · 1947
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Greer v. SalmonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Burger King Corp. v. American National Bank & Trust Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
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