Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Whitehouse
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided April 11, 1988No. CIV-86-1711-PPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION
PHILLIPS, District Judge.
Lawrence E. Bennett filed this action to quiet title to a term mineral interest underlying certain property in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Plaintiff seeks to quiet title under the Marketable Record Title Act (hereafter “Act”), 16 O.S. §§ 71-85 (1986). Defendants claim an interest in the property and challenge the constitutionality of the Act on due process grounds. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(f).
THE MARKETABLE RECORD TITLE ACT
The Oklahoma Legislature enacted the Marketable Record Title Act in 1963, based on…
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