Legal Opinion
Richfield Oil Corp. v. Bloomfield
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 1951No. Civ. 18205PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, P. J.
Defendants appeal from a decree quieting title, adjudging respondent Mary J. Connor to be the owner in fee simple of the acres described in the complaint, situate in Santa Barbara County, and Richfield Oil Corporation to be the owner of “the sole and exclusive estate in and to said real property ... to explore for and extract therefrom oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances”-; and appellants to have no right or interest whatsoever in the land.
In January, 1948, Mrs. Connor executed and delivered to Richfield the oil and gas lease which has not been cancelled but still subsists. Appellants’…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stetson v. Orland Oil Syndicate, Ltd.California Court of Appeal · 1940
- Scheel v. HarrCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- Wilcox v. WestCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Caswell v. GardnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Carlisle v. LadyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Warner v. Haught, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Fremont Lumber Co. v. Starrell Petroleum Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1961
- Woodside v. LeeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
- Wiser v. Enervest Operating, L.L.C.District Court, N.D. New York · 2011
- Frenchak v. Sunbeam Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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