Legal Opinion
Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1940No. 9514PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Brought as a statutory suit under Section 8, Article 6049c, Vernon’s Texas Statutes 1936,1 and also as a suit in defense of rights granted by the First Article of the State Constitution, Vernon’s Tex.St. 1936, and the 14th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, the suit was to hold invalid and cancel an order granting a drilling permit to the Gulf Land Company, and to enjoin the production of oil from the well it authorized. The claim was that the order, nominally “to prevent confiscation of property and to prevent physical waste,” could not stand, because (1) the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Buckley v. Atlantic Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Selby Oil & Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. AmbroseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Credit Service, Inc. v. Philip B. Fleming, Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Credit Service, Inc. v. Philip B. Fleming, Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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