MIDSTATES OIL CORP. v. WALLER

No. 14436.

207 F.2d 127 (1953)

MIDSTATES OIL CORP. v. WALLER et al. WALLER et al. v. MIDSTATES OIL CORP.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 31, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence L. Yancey and Sidney M. Cook, Shreveport, La., for appellant and appellee.

William H. Bronson and T. Haller Jackson, Jr., Shreveport, La., Tucker, Bronson & Martin, Shreveport, La., of counsel, for appellees and appellants.

Before HOLMES, BORAH and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This suit involves a provision in an oil and gas lease and calls for the interpretation of an overriding royalty clause and a unitization and pressure maintenance agreement. The plaintiff lessee, Midstates Oil Corporation, has appealed from a judgment on the pleadings entered by the District Court holding that the defendant lessors, Paul Dale Waller, et al., are entitled to an overriding royalty and ordering an accounting. The defendants have...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases