Legal Opinion
Lund v. Nichols
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 12, 1936No. 27082PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
The ultimate question here is whether the State Board of Public Affairs or the Commissioners of the Land Office is the body clothed with authority to execute an oil and gas lease on state owned lands.
Section 32, article 6, of the Constitution gives to the Commissioners of the Land Office authority over the school lands and other public lands of the state, and section 28, article 3, chapter 28, S. L. 1936, specifically authorizes that body to execute oil and gas leases on such public lands. While see tion 1, article 4, chapter 20, S. L. 1935, authorizes and empowers the State Board of Public…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Oklahoma v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Newhall v. SangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Bardon v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Bd. of Com'rs of Creek v. Alexander, St. TreasurerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re QuinnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- In re Oklahoma Planning & Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
- State Ex Rel. Marland v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Smith v. MarlandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936