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Collins v. Treat

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1930No. 6485PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Maxwell, Judge :

On the 11th of June, 1919, William J. Collins and Sarah L. Collins, his wife, leased a tract of land in Ritchie county to E. D. Willis for oil and gas development. The lessee, together with E. M. Treat and E. W. Dunbar to whom he .assigned certain interests in the lease, formed a partnership as E. M. Treat Oil & Gas Company and proceeded to drill and operate the land for oil and gas. A number' of oil wells were drilled. These wells also produced what is known as easing head gas. The lease contained no provision with relation to such gas, and so, the grantors and Treat, Willis…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Uhl v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Marguerite Coal Co. v. Meadow River Lumber Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Laidley v. Kline's Adm'rWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Merchants National Bank v. GoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
  5. Garrett v. PattonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Barnett v. WolfolkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Kanawha Banking & Trust Co. v. GilbertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Carter v. City of BluefieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Daugherty v. EllisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Thomas v. Consolidation Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967

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