Legal Opinion
Bell v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1982No. 52386PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice:
The principal issue on appeal is whether regulations of the Secretary of the Interior which impress a servitude on all surface lands in Osage County in favor of Osage tribal oil-and-gas lessees for activities relating to mineral production on leased lands and thus relieve them from having to purchase right-of-way easements for crossing unleased lands amount to a constitutionally impermissible taking of property. If this issue is resolved in favor of tribal lessees, surface owners further raise the issues of [1] whether a gas purchaser is an “authorized representative” of tribal…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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