Legal Opinion
Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Blankenship
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1936No. 7671PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Magnolia Petroleum Company, owning on oil lease on 81 acres of land in Gregg county, Tex., on M.arch 7, 1934, brought suit in a state court for a permanent injunction against G. T. Blankenship to stop him from operating an oil well on an adjoining tract of about one-half acre, and against the Railroad Commission of Texas from issuing him a certificate of compliance with the Texas conservation statutes. The suit was removed to the federal court and on final hearing injunctions were denied. This appeal questions that judgment.
The main facts are undisputed. Tins owners who…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stephens County v. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1923
- Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1929
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. EastTexas Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Cowling v. Board of Oil, Gas & MiningUtah Supreme Court · 1991
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