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Virginia Mechanics' Liens: A Precarious Priority, Joseph L. Lyle, Jr., Arthur B. Davies, Iii Sep 1964

Virginia Mechanics' Liens: A Precarious Priority, Joseph L. Lyle, Jr., Arthur B. Davies, Iii

Washington and Lee Law Review

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New Values Under Old Oil And Gas Leases: Helium, Who Owns It?, C. Douglas Kranwinkle May 1964

New Values Under Old Oil And Gas Leases: Helium, Who Owns It?, C. Douglas Kranwinkle

Michigan Law Review

It is a well known maxim among oil and gas lawyers that "a producing well always clouds a title and a dry hole cures it." A variation of that maxim might be applied to producing wells which may or may not include, as by-products of the primary mineral, other substances that are extractible and valuable. Of course, once production of by-products begins, conveyancers give special attention to these resources, but many instruments executed before such development may be phrased in general terms without specific mention of substances unimportant when the conveyance was made. Even a recent instrument may lack specificity …


Federal Income Tax-Definition Of Collapsible Corporation, John E. Mogk Mar 1964

Federal Income Tax-Definition Of Collapsible Corporation, John E. Mogk

Michigan Law Review

In 1948 petitioner and several other taxpayers, who had previously been active in constructing homes, formed two corporations to build apartment houses. As a result of decreases in the price of building materials and savings on labor and architectural costs, each corporation was left, after completion of construction, with borrowed funds which exceeded costs of construction. In the year following completion of construction the taxpayers distributed the excess borrowed funds of the two corporations and then sold their stock in each at a substantial profit. Petitioner reported, his receipts from the distribution of the loan funds and the profit on …


Once Around The Flag Pole: Construction Bidding And Contracts At Formation, Lawrence Lederman Jan 1964

Once Around The Flag Pole: Construction Bidding And Contracts At Formation, Lawrence Lederman

Articles & Chapters

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Once Around The Flag Pole: Construction Bidding And Contracts At Formation, Lawrence Lederman Jan 1964

Once Around The Flag Pole: Construction Bidding And Contracts At Formation, Lawrence Lederman

Articles & Chapters

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The Supreme Court, Politics, And Modern Society, Donald P. Kommers Jan 1964

The Supreme Court, Politics, And Modern Society, Donald P. Kommers

Journal Articles

Donald P. Kommers reviews Charles S. Hyneman's The Supreme Court on Trial (New York: Atherton Press, 1963).