Legal Opinion
United States v. Nebo Oil Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1951No. 13460PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought by the appellant, United States of America, against the ap-pellee, Nebo Oil Company, Inc., for a judgment declaring that appellant is the owner of the minerals, including oil, gas and sul-phur, underlying approximately eight hundred acres of land located in the Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana. A trial was had by the court without a jury and judgment was entered dismissing the complaint. This appeal followed.
The undisputed facts are these: In the year 1932 five lumber companies decided to pool the mineral rights in their lands in order to…
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