Legal Opinion
De Mik v. Cargill
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 11, 1971No. 42797PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERRY, Chief Justice:
The sole question presented concerns propriety of the trial court’s action sustain ing defendants’ demurrer to plaintiff’s petition, which sought partition of defendants’ overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas leasehold. The precise question appears to be of first impression. Summarized hereafter is the substance of pleadings pertinent to the issue. Neither surface owners nor royalty owners were parties to this action.
Plaintiff alleged ownership of the working interest, plus additional overriding royalty interest, underlying two described quarter sections in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Rich v. DonegheySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Kolachny v. GalbreathSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Earp v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- La Laguna Ranch Co. v. DodgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Cities Service Oil Co. v. Geolograph Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Cate v. Archon Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Teel v. Public Service Co. of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Mullins v. WardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Hinds v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Halliburton Oil Producing Co. v. GrothausSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
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