Headley v. Hoopengarner’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district · 34 state decisions

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1. ““While there is a provision in the deed made by the guardian in the summary proceeding to the effect that a failure to comply in all respects with the terms' and stipulations of the deed would work a forfeiture, and that the property would revert to the heirs, there is no claim that the lessees have failed in any respect to comply with the contract, except as to the payment of four-fifths of one-sixteenth of the oil production, and this was because of the complications which gave rise to this litigation. They placed a different construction upon the contract from that given it by the heirs, and have so confided in their construction as to litigate it through this court for decision. This is not such a voluntary and willful failure and refusal to comply with its provisions as should work a forfeiture of the estate acquired under the deed. It appears from the record that, their failure to pay must have been in good faith, relying upon their construction of the deed. To impose a forfeiture is a harsh penalty, and courts are slow to do so, except where it is plainly demanded.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hutchinson v. McCue