Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Harris
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 28, 1919No. 10048PublishedCited by 28 opinions
Error from District Court, Wagoner County; W. J. Campbell, Assigned Judge. Action by M. Curtis to quiet title under an oil and gas lease covering certain described land belonging to Lucinda Harris. Prom a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, C. J.
The lease, under which this action was brought, was for a term of five years, and as long thereafter as oil or gas might be produced from the premises, but contained the express provision:
“If no well be completed on said land on« or before the 8th day of January, 1917, this lease shall terminate as to both parties unless the lessee on or before that date shall pay or tender to the lessor * * * the sum of $40, which shall operate as a rental and cover the privilege of deferring the completion of a well for twelve months from said date.”
The question presented is whether the lease expired by its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Superior Oil & Gas Co. v. MehlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- New State Oil & Gas Co. v. DunnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- Paraffine Oil Co. v. CruceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Bearmar v. Dux Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Ross v. SandersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
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3Cited by28 opinions
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