Legal Opinion
Sapp v. Massey
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 22, 1962PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
H. J. Massey and wife, Florence, on March 1, 1951, executed an oil and gas lease of 58 acres to Fred Culpepper. One producing well was started in 1954 and completed on June 29, 1956. This suit was instituted on September 30, 1957, by Florence Massey and her children, successors in title of the lessors, against Russell Sapp, et al., present owners of the lease. Upon the allegations of the complaint the plaintiffs prayed the court to adjudge 1) that the lease had expired by its own terms, 2) a forfeiture because of improper and inadequate development under the implied…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Monarch Oil, Gas & Coal Co. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Cameron v. LebowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- American Wholesale Corp. v. F. & S. Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- McCarthy v. Lerner Stores Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1949
- Lawrence Oil Corporation v. MetcalfeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hayes v. Equitable Energy Resources Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1978
- Meaher v. Getty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Pavsek v. WadeOhio Court of Appeals · 2019
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