Legal Opinion
Almeda Sloan v. Peabody Coal Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1977No. 75-1892PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This diversity action was commenced by appellant, Almeda Sloan, against Peabody Coal Company to recover damages for the mining of coal in which plaintiff claimed an interest under a mineral reservation in a general warranty deed. The plaintiff and her husband had conveyed the land to third parties who had leased for coal mining purposes to the defendant. The reservation of “minerals” in the conveyance by plaintiff is the subject of the litigation, and is governed by the law of Oklahoma.
The plaintiff reserved “. . . one-half of all the oil, gas and minerals in, on or under the surface of said…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hunter v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Panhandle Cooperative Royalty Co. v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Wolf v. Blackwell Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Allen v. Farmers Union Co-Operative Royalty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. CandelariaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land Office v. ButlerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Amoco Production Co. v. Guild TrustCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Lazy D Grazing Association, a Colorado Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Terry Land and Livestock Company, a Wyoming Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Amoco Production Company v. Guild TrustCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Hutchison v. McClureCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
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