Legal Opinion
Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. B. B. Orr and W. R. Henderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1963No. 20377PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
This is a slant-hole ease; and the first one to reach this court. Pan American Petroleum Corporation 1 filed suit in the United States District Couif for the Eastern District of Texas against B. B. Orr and W. R. Henderson to recover the value of oil and gas produced by defendants through two slant-holes. The defendant B. B. Orr was the lease operator and W. R. Henderson a working interest owner. It is undisputed that these defendants (appellees) produced oil and gas through two slant-holes surfaced on their lease, but bottomed under plaintiff’s lease. The period involved…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Pendergast v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Adams v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Ruebeck v. HuntTexas Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- King & King Enterprises, D/B/A King Gas & Oil and Carl R. King, D/B/A King Gas & Oil v. Champlin Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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- H. M. Harrington, Jr. v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- L.C.L. Theatres, Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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