Legal Opinion
Teas v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided September 4, 1959No. Civ. 7803PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
This suit involves the rights of the parties to participate in the proceeds of oil produced from certain valuable oil properties located within the limits of the City of Los Angeles, California.
The Fox Film Company of New York purchased valuable acreage in the City of Los Angeles, California, adjacent to Beverly Hills for the erection of a studio in the production of moving pictures to be sold and exhibited to the public. Oil had been discovered in certain portions of the city and in 1924 upon the passing of the title to the property in question it was expressly…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morriss v. First Nat. Bank of MissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Griffith v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Sykes v. DillinghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
3Cited by3 opinions
- Portwood v. BuckalewCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Paul C. Teas, Arthur J. Lewis, Involuntary v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Mims v. BeallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991