Legal Opinion
Preston v. Kaw Pipe Line Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1940No. 2142PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.
Ben Preston filed this action in the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas, December 30, 1938, against two hundred eight defendants, seeking to be declared the equitable owner of certain oil and gas leases covering approximately four townships of land in Russell County, Kansas. The defendants include the owners of the real estate covered by the leases, certain owners of subsequent leases, and oil companies owning and operating producing wells on some of the property. The essential allegations of the petition are: That 'prior to June 25, 1921, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Patterson v. HewittSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Standard Oil Co. of Colorado v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Taylor v. Salt Creek Consol. Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
- City of Roswell, N.M. v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Alexander v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Preston v. ShieldsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1945
- Pfister v. Cow Gulch Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Preston v. Kaw Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Feldman v. Trans-East Air, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1973
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