Legal Opinion
Walker v. Felmont Oil Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided December 16, 1955No. Civ. No. 600PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, District Judge.
This declaratory judgment action involves the authority to execute oil and gas leases for that portion of the bed of the Ohio River that lies north of the thread of the stream. There are three groups of parties holding conflicting leases, each claiming the exclusive right to extract oil and gas from the river bed.
Plaintiffs Henry B. Walker, Jr., as successor trustee, et ah, and their lessees claim the oil and gas rights by virtue of certain land patents purporting to convey title to portions of the.river bed. These parties are hereinafter referred to as the Patentees.
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2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Ex Parte Public National Bank of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Coosaw Mining Co. v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Handly's Lessee v. AnthonySupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- Indiana v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Henry B. Walker, Jr., Trustee v. Felmont Oil Corporation, Ohio River Oil Company, Felmont Oil Corporation v. Ohio River Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Walker v. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
- Commonwealth v. Henderson CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Davis v. RagsterDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2008
- Barefoot Architect, Inc. v. BungeDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2007
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