Legal Opinion
Town of Maysville v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1959No. 6100PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
Like Chickasha Cotton Oil Co. v. Town of Maysville, 10 Cir., 249 F.2d 542, this quiet title action by the Town of Mays-ville involves the title to a segment of railroad right-of-way under Section 14 of the Act of April 26, 1906, 34 Stat. 137, 142, which provides in substance and effect that a railroad, having acquired its right-of-way over Indian tribal land pursuant to Section 13 of the Act of February 28, 1902, 32 Stat. 43, 47, should have the right to purchase fee title thereto, at a valuation to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior. And, in the event the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Vestal v. Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Comanche County v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Barton v. StuckeySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Ocean Beach Heights, Inc. v. Brown-Crummer Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- City of Blackwell v. City of NewkirkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and Davy C. ManerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Town Of Maysville v. Magnolia Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959