Legal Opinion
Byrd-Frost, Inc. v. Elder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1937No. 8551PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, District Judge.
Trip Elder claimed to be the fee-simple owner of a 13%-acre tract of land in Gregg county, Texas. Byrd-Frost, Inc., a Colorado corporation claimed to own a one-fourth of seven-eighths overriding royalty interest in the minerals under said lands, which claim it asserted adversely to Elder’s claim of ownership. Prolonged litigation ensued between the parties in the state courts of Texas. Each party desired that the land be developed for oil during the course of the litigation, to accomplish ■which Byrd-Frost, Inc., assigned its asserted oil and gas lease upon said land to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- McClellan v. CarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Penn Central Casualty Co. v. Pennsylvania Ex Rel. SchnaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. Bank of New York & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Lake Street Elevated RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Maule Industries, Inc. v. L. M. Gerstel, Trustee of Ludwig Corporation, Bankrupt, and Ludwig Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Glen Oaks Utilities, Inc. And Greenfield Utilities Corporation v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Koehring Co. v. Hyde Construction Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- Miami County Nat. Bank of Paola, Kan. v. BancroftCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Romick v. Bekins Van & Storage Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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