Legal Opinion
Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska v. Scurlock Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1971No. 30498PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.
In this Texas diversity case, Scurlock Oil Company [hereinafter referred to as Scurlock], a pipeline purchaser, appeals from the judgment of the court below holding Scurlock liable for (1) breach of contract with respect to, and (2) conversion of, certain oil belonging to the Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska [hereinafter referred to as Bankers]. The facts are complicated, but they may be abbreviated at this point to facilitate delineation of the major questions in the case.
Bankers owned a mortgage on certain oil leases in East Texas and was entitled to…
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