Case Name: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert William ZIMMER, Trustee of the Estate of William H. Brown, Deceased, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1978-07-05
Citations: 576 F.2d 106
Docket Number: No. 78-1124
Parties: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert William ZIMMER, Trustee of the Estate of William H. Brown, Deceased, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 576
Pages: 106–106

Head Matter:
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert William ZIMMER, Trustee of the Estate of William H. Brown, Deceased, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
No. 78-1124
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 5, 1978.
Rehearing Denied Aug. 24, 1978.
Howard F. Saunders III, William H. Brian Jr., Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.
Ochsner, & Baughman, Harold W. Ochsner, Tabor Scott, Amarillo, Tex., for defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellee.
Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This case raises a question concerning the expiration date of an oil and gas lease. We affirm the decision of the district court that the lease in question terminated at the end of a fixed term of 50 years, on January 16, 1976, for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion of Judge Halbert O. Woodward. 447 F.Supp. 66 (N.D.Tex.1977).
AFFIRMED.