Legal Opinion
McMahan v. Boggess
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 15, 1957PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This suit was brought by appellee lessors to cancel an oil and gas lease upon 314 acres of land in Muhlenberg County, executed in March 1950. The Chancellor granted the relief sought, excepting 10 acres immediately surrounding a well that had been drilled by the lessees.
The lease was for a primary term of five years and for so long thereafter as gas or oil was produced. It required the lessees to commence drilling within one year or pay a delay rental of $1 per acre. The lessees promptly drilled an oil well, completing it in October 1950. The yield from this well averaged…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brewster v. Lanyon Zinc Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Monarch Oil, Gas & Coal Co. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Maverick Oil & Gas Co. v. HowellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- American Wholesale Corp. v. F. & S. Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Gregory v. Sohio Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
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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
- Olson v. SchwartzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1978
- Bluegrass Materials Co., LLC v. Frank FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2022
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