Legal Opinion
Kerr v. Hillenberg
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 26, 1962No. 39598PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
On December 10, 1959, plaintiff Sallie Kerr filed a quiet title suit in which the principal relief demanded consisted of the cancellation of oil and gas leases on 200 acres of land in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. Mrs. Kerr alleged that she owned the surface and an undivided one-half interest in the minerals. Defendants were claimants of the leasehold and the owners of some of the royalty interest.
The 200 acres concerned constituted a portion of 280 acres of land covered by three oil and gas leases executed in November, 1912. Oil was discovered during the primary terms of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gypsy Oil Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Cotner v. WarrenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Woodruff v. BradySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Henry v. ClaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Western States Oil & Land Co. v. HelmsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
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