Legal Opinion
Watters v. People
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1960PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton Ward, J.
This is an action for the partition of oil. gas and minerals and the rights thereto in accordance with the provisions of article 64 of the Civil Practice Act. The plaintiffs do not seek partition as among themselves but between themselves jointly and the State of New York (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1026).
The subject of this partition action is novel but not unknown to the law of this State and other States where oil and gas are commercially produced. For the reasons and upon the law appearing below, I find that the oil, gas and other minerals and the rights thereto are an interest in real property…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Marvin v. . Brewster Iron Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Wolfe v. StanfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Uphoff v. Trustees of Tufts CollegeIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
- Holland v. ShafferSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
- Wight v. Ingram-Day Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Watters v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961