Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1949No. 13399PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an action to recover actual damages (with interest) and punitive damages for the extraction of petroleum from land in Clay County, Texas, claimed to be the property of plaintiff. The -suit was brought in a Missouri court and removed.1 ******After the removal, an amended petition was filed. The matter was presented to the trial court on an amended motion to strike and to dismiss the original and the amended petitions and to refuse to entertain jurisdiction, “or, in the alternative” to abate the cause until final disposition of the Texas suit. From an order…
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