Legal Opinion
Amoco Production Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1988No. Nos. 85-2530, 85-2531PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the interpretation of a deed that conveys a one-half mineral interest in specified lands.
In 1972, Hyrum J. Newton & Sons Sheep Company (the Newtons) conveyed “an undivided lk interest in and to all the oil, gas and other minerals” (except coal) in approximately 9,316 acres of land in Summit County, Utah, to Bass Enterprises Production Company (Bass). In 1976, approxi*1582mately 358 acres of the Summit County land became involved in a quiet title action brought by Amoco Production Company (Amoco), a lessee of the mineral rights for the 358 acres, against the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Amoco Production Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
3Cited by3 opinions
- Amoco Production Co. v. Newton Sheep Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Marchese v. NelsonDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1993
- Amoco Production Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Newton Sheep Company, a Limited Partnership, and United States of America, Scott Newton Florence Bentine Virginia Burke Jane Ann Holman, Trustee of the James Newton Trust Edna Newton George Newton Ralph Newton, Individually and as Trustee of the Bessy Newton Trust v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996