| Show NAME RECEIVERS FOR TEAPOT DOME TEMPORARY injunction GRANT ED HALTING FURTHER WORK AT WYOMING OIL RESERVE federal judge at cheyenne takes take steps to protect both sides in governments famous f oil controversy cheyenne wyo wye federal judge T blake kennedy thursday granted a temporary injunction halting further development work by the mammoth oil company on the teapot dome oil reserve judge kennedy named rear admiral joseph strauss of the united states slates navy and A E watts vice president of 0 the sinclair consolidated oil corporation as joint rece receivers lor the teapot dome property pending tile the final outcome of the litigation affidavits signed by acting secretary of 0 the navy avy roosevelt and secretary work of 0 the interior settino setting forth that an injunction halting development work and a receivership are necessary to protect the interests ot of nil all parties concerned pending litigation over the teapot dome oil lease were filed with the court the affidavits set forth that the i dally daily production of oil from the te tea pot dome reserve is 39 45 barrels the I 1 affidavits were tiled filed by atlee pomerene and owen J roberts government counsel in support of the gavern governments ments bill in equity see seeking k ing annulment of the lease and asking a temporary and receivership the receivers under the order re quested by government counsel will be authorized to continue the operation of the wells and equipment used in connection therewith only to such extent as they shall deem necessary to prevent loss or damage after a 1 full investigation and conference with the parties hereto or duly accredited representatives presenta tives and for that purpose the said receivers are hereby authorized to operate the existing wells now on the said promises premises and to produce and take the oil and gas and until the further order ot of this court hall sell such oil and gas so produced from said wells at the marlet market price tor for tile the same and in accordance with the terms and provisions of tile the contract heretofore executed between said defendant mammoth fam moth oil company and said defendant sinclair crude oil purchasing company under whir contract said oil lias has heen been heretofore toi fa and shall collect the sale price thereof and Is hereby authorized to apply the prop prof eds oeds received from the sale ot said oil i flar said contract and from the sale ol oi tha fin natural gas or casing head gas 1 any aly as may be hereafter autho authorized iced by order ot of this court as follows a so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the reasonable proper cost ot of operating tile the said property including the wells thereon and equipment used in connection therewith 1 I b to deposit any balance to his credit as receiver 0 of this court to he be held tor for the protection of all parties to this muse cause and subject to such further order as this court may make with respect thereof cheroot the root |
