Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Company of Texas v. Lopeno Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1957No. 15947_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The district court permanently enjoined Standard from delivering, selling, or in any other way disposing of gas produced from one of its wells except to Lopeno. Lopeno claimed the right to purchase the gas under an agreement entered into on January 31, 1935 between American Texas Oil Co. and Nordan and Morris, a co-partnership, purporting to bind American Texas to sell to Nordan and Morris or their assigns all gas produced from wells drilled or to be drilled on certain described premises. Lopeno had succeeded to the rights of Nordan and Morris under said agreement.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Prestonettes, Inc. v. CotySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Cold Blast Transp. Co. v. Kansas City Bolt & Nut Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Hutchings v. SlemonsTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Murphy v. DilworthTexas Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Inc. v. Generix Drug Sales, Inc., Caribe Chemical Company, Inc., Ellencee Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc., (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Ppg Industries, Inc. v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Texas Gas Utilities Company v. BarrettTexas Supreme Court · 1970
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