CHAMPLIN REFINING CO. v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.

No. 35904.

269 P.2d 993 (1954)

CHAMPLIN REFINING CO. v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 27, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Scarritt, E.S. Champlin, D.J. Oven, Jr., Enid, T. Murray Robinson, Oklahoma City, for plaintiff in error.

Rayburn L. Foster, Harry D. Turner, D.E. Hodges, Bartlesville, Edward Howell, Oklahoma City, for defendants in error.

George W. Cunningham, Ralph W. Garrett, R.H. Wills, Forrest M. Darrough, John Rogers, George H. Bowen, Hawley C. Kerr, Ray S. Fellows, Tulsa, amici curiae.


O'NEAL, Justice.

A brief chronological statement of the previous litigation between the parties involving the oil and gas lease and the production therefrom will assist in an understanding of the case at hand.

In 1943, the State of Oklahoma, acting through the Commissioners of the Land Office, executed an oil and gas lease to the Champlin Refining Company, hereinafter referred to as Champlin, which lease purported to cover a tract of land described as the...

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