Legal Opinion
Amerada Petroleum Corporation v. Rio Oil Co.
District Court, D. Wyoming
Decided January 29, 1964No. Civ. 4543PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERR, District Judge.
Amerada Petroleum Corporation, hereinafter referred to as “Amerada”, instituted this suit to quiet title to its leasehold estate in and to the minerals underlying certain lands situated in Campbell County, Wyoming. The litigation primarily concerns the right to possession of the minerals which is claimed by Amerada and by Rio Oil Co., hereinafter referred to as “Rio”. Rio, the Brownings and the Stevens’ filed a motion to dismiss the complaint because of the absence of Boyd Miller, allegedly an indispensable party plaintiff, because he was the lessor of Amerada’s leasehold…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Niles-Bement-Pond Co. v. Iron Moulders Union Local No. 68Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Stewart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Hudson v. NewellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Torgeson v. ConnellyWyoming Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Robert Eikel and J. E. Davey v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Ray L. Glenny v. American Metal Climax, Inc., and Amax Lead & Zinc, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Rivermeadows, Inc. v. ZWAANSHOEK HOLDING AND FINANCIERINGWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
- Lang v. Colonial Pipeline CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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