Legal Opinion
United States v. Wichita Industries, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided June 28, 1974No. 72-474Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAUGHERTY, Chief Judge.
This dispute involves two separate oil and gas leases on Indian lands in Stephens County, Oklahoma. The Court has jurisdiction herein pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1345 in that the United States initiated this civil action to enforce a decision of the Secretary of the Interior having to do with royalties owed by the lessees of said leases. The Defendants resist enforcement. The parties have submitted the case for decision on two Stipulation of Facts and Briefs.
The Plaintiff represents the interests of the Indian lessors and the Defendants are the lessess.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thornley v. Commissioners of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Cave Construction, Inc., a Corporation v. United States of America, Suing Herein for the Use and Benefit of Angell Bros, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Johnson v. UdallDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1968
- Strachan Shipping Company v. SheaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1967
- Charles H. Mee, Jr. v. Service Specialists, Ltd., an Oklahoma Corporation, and Edgar E. Kopp, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970