Legal Opinion
Western Coal & Mining Co. v. Middleton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1966No. 18181PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
This is a diversity action. Appellants are Missouri corporations, with their principal place of business in St. Louis, Missouri, and appellees are citizens of the State of Arkansas, residing in Sebastian County. The dispute presented concerns the ownership of the gas and oil lying under a 320-acre tract of land located in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The particular issue is whether the words “other minerals” in a deed executed on April 2, 1904, in Sebastian County include oil and gas. The District Court found they did not, and entered judgment accordingly.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Missouri Pac. Rd., Thompson, Trustee v. StrohackerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
- Lawrence v. ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2010
- Stegall v. BughSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
- Middleton v. Western Coal and Mining CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. BirnbachCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Vines v. McKenzie Methane Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Western Coal and Mining Company v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Leila Brown Birnbach, Louise Evans, Peggy Ann Porter, Faith Brown Grice, Kuhi T. Brown, Jr., Kuhi T. Brown, Sr., and Lucile Brown, Leila Brown Birnbach, Louise Evans, Peggy Ann Porter, Faith Brown Grice, Kuhi T. Brown, Jr., Kuhi T. Brown, Sr., and Lucile Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968