Legal Opinion
Becker v. New Penn Development Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 27, 1945PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff appeals from an order and judgment dismissing his amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action. In his amended complaint, the plaintiff alleges, in substance, as follows: That prior to January 26,1937, he was the owner of oil and gas leases covering 3,000 acres in Steuben County, N. Y. That he had engaged Richard M. Atwater to drill a test well upon one of the leased properties known as the Herrington lease. That Atwater began the drilling of the well prior to January 26,1937. That the Southwestern Development Company, hereafter referred to as Southwestern, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Lieberman v. . Templar Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Continental Purchasing Co. v. Van Raalte Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Empire Discount Corp. v. William E. Bouley Co.New York Supreme Court · 1957
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Metropolitan Savings & Loan Ass'nCivil Court of the City of New York · 1965
- Brinkman v. MoskowitzCity of New York Municipal Court · 1962
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