Southern Oil Co. v. Church
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Navarro. .Tried below before Hon. L. B. Cobb.
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chief Justice.
—This is an action for damages by appellee against the Southern Oil Company, which resulted in a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $10,000.
The appellee in his petition states that he was injured on the 19th day of September, 1900, and that prior to that time the Southern Oil Company was engaged in the development and production of oil in and around the city of Corsicana, by drilling and causing to be drilled wells for such purpose and erecting derricks for the purpose of being used by contractors and drillers, whom the oil company employed for the purpose of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Cunningham v. International RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1879
- Wallace v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
- Boswell v. LairdCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857
- Necker v. HarveyMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
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- Camerom Mill and Elevator Co. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
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