Legal Opinion

Wilcox Oil Company v. Lawson

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided July 14, 1959No. 37909PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVISON, Chief Justice.

This is the second appeal of this case to this court. See Wilcox Oil Co. v. Lawson, Okl., 301 P.2d 686, 687, in which we reversed a judgment for the plaintiffs and remanded the cause for a new trial.

In this action the plaintiffs, G. E. Lawson and Mildred Lawson, husband and wife, owners of certain real estate, sought to recover damages from defendant, Wilcox Oil Company, a corporation, owner of an oil and gas lease upon said real estate, for damage to an alfalfa field and land arising from the drilling of two oil wells upon said land. The case was tried to a jury and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Garrett v. HaworthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  2. Wilcox Oil Company v. LawsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
  3. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. v. TurnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ricks Exploration Co. v. Oklahoma Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  2. Davis Oil Co. v. CloudSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  3. Houck v. Hold Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
  4. Thompson v. Andover Oil Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
  5. Schneberger v. Apache Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994

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