Legal Opinion
Mabee Oil & Gas Co. v. Hudson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1946No. 3266PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by Hargrove Hudson1 against the Mabee Oil and Gas Company2 for an accounting. The facts are these:
In 1933 Hudson owned an undivided one-half interest in the mineral rights under three separate tracts of land in Logan County, Oklahoma. He entered into an oral contract with J. E. Mabee, president of Mabee, in which he agreed to sell such mineral interest to Mabee for a cash consideration and for a future interest in the profits realized by Mabee. Hudson delivered transmittal letters, accompanied by deeds, to Mabee, conveying the mineral interest in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Burns v. BastienSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Carroll v. BowenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Melton v. SneedSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- McCullough v. AlmachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wynn v. Sklar & Phillips Oil CompanySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
- Thompson v. GiddingsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Colonial Royalties Co. v. KeenerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Operative Bricklayer's Union No. 64 v. Bricklayer's Local Union No. 1District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968