Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land Office v. Couch
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 5, 1956No. 36579PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
This is an action by plaintiff, the State of Oklahoma on relation of the Commissioners of the Land Office, seeking cancellation *453of an oil and gas lease on 160 acres of land in Texas County, Oklahoma.
The lease was executed October 23, 1920, by Carl Wood in favor of Alfred B. Couch, defendant herein. Thereafter, in 1932, plaintiff acquired a mortgage on the property, and through foreclosure proceedings obtained a Sheriff’s deed on June 25, 1941. The validity of the Couch lease was not made an issue in the foreclosure proceedings and it is agreed that the foreclosure has no…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frank Oil Co. v. Belleview Gas & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Prowant v. SealySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- Crain v. Pure Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Paraffine Oil Co. v. CruceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Rose v. Lanyon Zinc Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1903
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Murphy v. EarpSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Producers Pipe and Supply Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land Office v. CouchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956