Legal Opinion
Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land Office
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 2, 1957No. 37437PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Justice.
This suit was instituted by the State of Oklahoma ex rel. Commissioners of the Land Office, as plaintiff, against the Magnolia Petroleum Company, as defendant, for the purpose of quieting the title to a quarter section of land in Woodward County. The parties will be referred to in the order in which they appeared in the trial court which was inversely to that in which they here appear.
The land involved was originally a part of the grant made to the State by the Federal Government shortly before statehood for the benefit of the common schools of the state. In 1913, it was sold…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stevens v. PattenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Johnson v. FARMER'S UNION CO-OP. ROYALTY CO.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- Berryman v. Producers Corp. of NevadaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- First Nat. Bank of Butler v. WelchSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1925
- First Nat. Bank of Sayre v. SandersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Equitable Royalty Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land OfficeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. State Ex Rel. Commissioners of the Land OfficeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957