Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Henderson County
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 22, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLIKEN, Judge.
The discovery of oil and gas about ten years ago under the bed of the Ohio River between the thread of the stream and the Indiana shore lured the usual developers whose rights are at stake in this litigation. Essentially there are three classes of parties: (1) the counties bordering the area and their lessees; (2) those claiming under patents of the river bed north of the thread of the stream; and (3) the Commonwealth claimants under a lease executed by the State Property & Building Commission. The trial court judgment sustained the claims of the counties and their lessees,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Handly's Lessee v. AnthonySupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- Indiana v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Preston v. ClementsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
- Button v. HikesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- Preston v. ClementsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ohio v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- C.H. Hammonds and His Wife Dean Hammonds, Billy Watson and His Wife Donnie Watson v. Ingram Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Ohio v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ohio v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ohio v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973