CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY v. DACUS

No. 37806.

325 P.2d 1035 (1958)

CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff in Error, v. C.H. DACUS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gentry Lee, Frank H. Bacon, L.L. Corn, Bartlesville, for plaintiff in error.

Sam J. Goodwin, Pauls Valley, for defendant in error.


DAVISON, Justice.

This action was commenced by the plaintiff, C.H. Dacus, as surface owner, against the defendant, Cities Service Oil Co., as oil and gas lessee, for recovery of the damages resulting from the use of more of the surface than was allegedly necessary, in the drilling of an oil well by defendant. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The plaintiff purchased the surface...

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