Legal Opinion
Cameron v. Lebow
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 6, 1960PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This is a suit for a declaration of rights between parties having conflicting lease .interests in oil and. gas underlying a- 55 acre tract in Daviess County. The trial court sustained a motion to dismiss, the complaint as amended. We have pointed out in the past that this is not the best method of disposing of a declaratory judgment action if the, complaint presents a justiciable controversy. Hedden v. Hedden, Ky., 312 S.W.2d 891.
It is apparent the judgment decided an issue of law and in effect was a declaration of rights unfavorable to appellants. We will treat the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Grubb v. McAfeeTexas Supreme Court · 1919
- Doss Oil Royalty Co. v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Monarch Oil, Gas & Coal Co. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Eastern Kentucky Mineral & Timber Co. v. Swann-Day Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Cosden Oil Co. v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Carrs Fork Corp. v. Kodak Mining Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- Sapp v. MasseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Johns Hopkins Hospital v. Peabody Coal Co.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1996
- Hiroc Programs, Inc. v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2000
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