Legal Opinion
Sykes v. Dillingham
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 1, 1957No. 37431PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
The controversy in this case (an action to quiet title) is between C. E. Sykes, as plaintiff, and C. F. Dillingham, as defendant. They will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court or as Sykes and Dillingham. Rock Island Oil and Refining Company is merely a “stakeholder”, being in possession of a part of the funds in controversy.
The litigation stems from a clause in a mineral deed whereby Dillingham conveyed his undivided ¼⅛ mineral interest in 30 acres of land to Sykes. This mineral deed dated October 20, 1923, otherwise in the usual form, contained the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carroll v. BowenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Joachim v. Board of Education of WaltersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Cleveland v. MaschoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Hales v. Henry Black, LimitedSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Stoltz, Wagner & Brown v. Cimarron Exploration Co.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1981
- Probst v. IngramSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Teas v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1959
- Texaco, Inc. v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1974