Legal Opinion
Chickasha Cotton Oil Company, a Delaware Corporation v. The Town of Maysville, Oklahoma, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1957No. 5603PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATTON, Chief Judge.
The Town of Maysville, Oklahoma, instituted this action against Chickasha Cotton Oil Company and various other defendants to determine ownership of the mineral rights in and under the right-of-way of Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company within the limits of the Town of Maysville. The land involved was originally a portion of the tribal lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. The defendants fell generally into different categories which included the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, the original allottees who were…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- United States v. DrumbCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Seminole Nation v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
3Cited by14 opinions
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. The Town of Francis, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Seminole Nation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. Peter C. Walter, Betty Walter Allen, Jean Walter Davisson, and Daisy E. WalterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and Davy C. ManerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- City of Wilburton, Oklahoma, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Deno Maggi and Mike Hugo v. Alex SwaffordCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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