Legal Opinion
Shell Petroleum Corp. v. Pratt
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 16, 1938No. 841-NPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOPKINS, District Judge.
The basis of this action is an alleged breach of a confidential relation, breach of terms of employment, and appropriation by an agent to his own advantage and use of facts and information acquired by him while engaged or working for his principal.
Shell Petroleum Corporation engages in. the business of producing gas and oil and selling the products derived therefrom. In this connection it acquires oil and gas leases from owners of land and from owners of mineral interests in land. As a guide in acquiring leases it employs geologists who explore and investigate…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Wendt v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Trice v. ComstockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- United States v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by6 opinions
- C-E-I-R, Inc. v. Computer Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Lada v. WilkieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Lukens Steel Co. v. American Locomotive Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1951
- Fryetech, Inc. v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1999
- Lada v. WilkieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
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