Mills v. Damson Oil Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
931 F.2d 346 · 1991
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · Goss v. Board of Education · Washington v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. · Southmark Properties v. Charles House Corp. · Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil Company
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]here can be no question but what the Humble Oil and Refining Company had the right to go into the land and explore, drill, produce and take the oil and gas therefrom. It, in effect, became a co-tenant of the Plaintiff herein, but when one co-tenant develops oil and gas, he is under the duty to account to the others who do not join with him from their pro rata share of the minerals taken from the soil, after deducting the cost of production.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“involves first amendment litigation in which the appellate court has an obligation to make an independent examination of the entire record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Clarke v. Stalder“less development and production expenses.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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