Legal Opinion
Thlocco v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1944No. 10775PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Brought by Magnolia Petroleum Company, claiming to be the owner of record and by limitation,1 this suit was to remove the cloud of defendant Amey Thlocco’s claim from, and to quiet title to, an oil and gas lease on 130% acres of land in Titus County, Texas. Voluminous testimony was taken, the record running to more than 800 *935pages, but no claim was made and no testimony given that the plaintiff in taking the lease and in developing and operating under it had been guilty of fraud or overreaching.3
Defendant’s whole case against plaintiff’s showing of record title by deed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gulf Production Co. v. Continental Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Gulf Production Co. v. Continental Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- In Re Nitey's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Shelby v. FarveSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Corp. v. LaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Goewey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
- Hammer v. RosenNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Donley v. Youngstown Sheet and Tube CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Kagan v. MoodyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Lone Star Milk Producers, Inc. v. LitzlerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2007
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