Legal Opinion
Gypsy Oil Co. v. Escoe
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 22, 1927No. 16111PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhelps, J.
The defendant in error, Leo Bennett Escoe, was a minor Creek Indian of one-eighth degree of Indian Wood, and there was allotted to him as a part of his surplus allotment th'e lands located in Creek county, a part of which constitutes the subject-matter of this controversy.
On May. 15, 1906, his duly appointed guardian executed to the New York Oil Company an oil and gas mining lease on the regular depar: mental form for a term of 15 years, which lease was duly approved by both the United .States Court for the Western District of the Indian Territory and the Secretary of i he Interior.
The .lease…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Morrison v. BurnetteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Fraley, Adm'r v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Carlile v. National Oil & Development Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Capps v. HensleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Wellsville Oil Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pruner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Atlantic-Pacific Oil Co. v. Gas Development Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1937
- Randall's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- In Re Assessment of Alleged Omitted Property of KennedySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- In re Fike's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
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