Legal Opinion
Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1964No. 21606PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
This case arose out of a dispute concerning the proper construction of a mineral lease and contemporaneous contracts executed on September 26, 1933, by the independent executors and trustees under the will of Mrs. Henrietta M. King, wife of the founder of the King Ranch, and Humble Oil & Refining Company. Mrs. King died in 1925, leaving the ranch in trust for a term of ten years to named trustees, three of whom were also named independent executors of her estate, whose duties included partitioning the estate among the persons designated in Mrs. King’s will. The lease…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Louis Dreyfus & Cie. v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Japhet v. McRaeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. AtwoodTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- PG Lake, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. FisherTexas Supreme Court · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In the Matter of Las Colinas, Inc., and Eastern Shore Development Corporation, Debtors, Appeal of Vigdor SchreibmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Riverview Gas Compression Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1974
- Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Meier v. Suntex Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1967
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