Legal Opinion
Lear Petroleum Corp. v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1984No. Nos. 82-1837, 82-1900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Chief Judge.
This is an interpleader action (28 U.S.C. § 1335) brought by the operators of a gas well in Oklahoma. The petition asserts that there are adverse claims to the royalty. The petitioners describe the various claimants who are some of the original lessors and some overriding royalty owners.
The parties who have taken this appeal are lessors of petitioners and are farmers in possession and farming the area in question (Section 36, Township 10 North, Range 26 East, in LeFlore County).
*1364The petitioners are also lessees under an oil and gas lease from the Cherokee, Choctaw, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Choctaw Nation v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Paul Manygoats v. Thomas S. Kleppe, and Exxon Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- The Tewa Tesuque, an Unincorporated Association v. Rogers C.B. Morton, Individually and as Secretary of the Interior of Theunited StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Francis Oil & Gas, Inc., Appellant-Plaintiff v. Exxon Corporation, Appellee-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Littlefield v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Avant Petroleum, Inc. v. Banque ParibasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Avant Petroleum, Inc. v. Banque ParibasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- XL Specialty Insurance Co. v. LakianDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2017
- Lear Petroleum Corporation v. Ralph WilsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984