Legal Opinion
Gurley v. Lindsley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1972No. 71-1683PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs in this case claimed an interest in two tracts of Texas land, called Mound Lake and Rich Lake, and a share of past royalties from oil production under a lease covering Mound Lake. In a non jury trial the District Court found for the plaintiffs. We affirm on what appear to be the major issues and remand for necessary additional proceedings.
The litigation springs from a consent judgment entered in 1948 between the respective predecessors in interest of the plaintiffs and of the defendants. In that year A. L. Gurley was plaintiff and H. K. Lindsley defendant in…
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