Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Ashcroft
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1943No. 8085PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge Taylor,
of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the Court.
February 4, 1924, Mrs. Susan B. Pierce leased to Leon F. Russ four tracts of land in Hopkins county aggregating about 620 acres. The consideration to Mrs. Pierce was the usual one-eighth of. the oil and gas that might be produced from the land by the lessee under the term of the lease. A short time after leasing the lands to Russ she conveyed by deed to R. M. Loving, subject to the terms and provisions of the lease as to the production of oil and gas, what purported to be an undivided one-half interest, for a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Turner v. Cross and Eddy, ReceiversTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Anderson & Kerr Drilling Co. v. BruhlmeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Rio Bravo Oil Co. v. WeedTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Sun Oil Co. v. BurnsTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Associated Oil Co. v. HartTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Myers v. Gulf Coast Minerals Management Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1962
- Benge v. ScharbauerTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Kokernot v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Alford v. KrumTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Williams v. J. & C. ROYALTY CO.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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