Legal Opinion
Hunter v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1952No. 13082_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents for review a judgment for the plaintiff in two consolidated suits instituted by Shell Oil Company against Paul B. Hunter, and others, to impress constructive trusts upon certain royalty interests, mineral interests and leasehold estates in oil, gas and other minerals, acquired by them in the circumstances hereinafter mentioned. 1
From 1930 to 1941, when he was discharged, the defendant-Hunter was employed by Shell Oil Company as senior geologist in its Houston office, where he was in direct charge of Shell’s extensive exploration activities in a large…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Trice v. ComstockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. BurdenTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Reynolds v. Whitin MacH. WorksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Wager v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
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3Cited by39 opinions
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