Legal Opinion
Jul-Tex Drilling Co. v. Pure Oil Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided February 7, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 7175PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, District Judge.
The action herein seeks a declaratory judgment construing an oil and gas lease. The defendants’ motion to dismiss is for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and, essentially, it asserts that the complaint fails to submit an issue justifying the granting of declaratory relief.
The complaint alleges that on or about January 29, 1951, the Nelsons gave an oil and gas lease to The Superior Oil Company with respect to all of their interests in the following-described property:
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fairbanks v. WarrumIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
- Wettengel v. GormleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Campbell v. LynchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
- Thomas Gilcrease Foundation v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1954
- Musgrave v. MusgraveWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ruthven & Co. v. Pan American Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1971