Legal Opinion
Federal Crude Oil Co. v. Yount-Lee Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 20, 1934No. 2591PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Justice.
On January 12, 1928, appellant, Federal Crude Oil Company, instituted this suit in the Sixtieth district court of Jefferson county against appellees, Yount-Lee Oil Company, a corporation, and B. E. Quinn, as an action in trespass to try title and to recover the value of oil which had been extracted by appellees from the land in controversy, aggregating in value more than $12,000,000. The land in controversy is 13.8 acres, being lots 5 and 7 out of the Chaison-Hebert subdivision in the John Douthitt survey in Jefferson county.
Appellant was duly chartered as a corporation for the…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Federal Crude Oil Co. v. Yount-Lee Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1932
- Bracken v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Dunn v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Bender v. BrooksTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Holland v. NanceTexas Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by22 opinions
- McCall v. Grogan-Cochran Lumber Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1945
- Yount-Lee Oil Co. v. Federal Crude Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Cox v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Hofland v. Elgin-Butler Brick Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- Cirino v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1973
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