New State Oil & Gas Co. v. Dunn
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Tulsa County ; M. A. Breckinridge, Judge. Action to quiet title by It. A. Dunn and others against the New State Oil & Gas Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, C. J.
This action was brought by Dunn and his lessees, defendants in error, to quiet title and cancel an oil and gas lease. Plaintiff in error claims under a lease executed by Barber, the original allottee, in January, 1908. Dunn purchased the land from Barber in February, 1910. Defendants in error entered and developed the premises for oil and gas under a lease executed by Dunn in July, 1912. The New State Oil Company did not attempt to take possession or to develop under its lease until after oil had been produced in paying quantities by defendants in error. And this action was brought to quiet…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brewster v. Lanyon Zinc Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Rich v. DonegheySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Superior Oil & Gas Co. v. MehlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Indiana Oil, Gas & Development Co. v. McCrorySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Parish Fork Oil Co. v. Bridgewater Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Curtis v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
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