Legal Opinion
Turley v. Mewbourne Oil Co.
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided June 6, 1989No. CIV-89-174-WPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LEE R. WEST, District Judge.
In the action before this Court, the Plaintiffs seek declaratory and permanent in-junctive relief to enjoin Defendant Mewb-ourne Oil Company from taking further action pursuant to Corporation Commission Order No. 333344. The Order increased the number of wells that could be drilled on a tract of land of which the Plaintiffs own the surface rights only. Plaintiffs assert that the Order is unconstitutional because it is based upon an Oklahoma statute, 52 O.S. § 87.2, which violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution by taking…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Regional Rail Reorganization Act CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Davis Oil Co. v. CloudSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Anschutz Corp. v. SandersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Thompson v. Andover Oil Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
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