Legal Opinion
Simpkins v. Maras
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 9, 1958No. Gen. 10,156PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE REYNOLDS
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit involves the right to drill for oil on certain land owned by George Maras and Sophie Maras, in Christian county, Illinois. Prior to 1906 the land involved, hereinafter called the “land,” was owned by Isaac Hoover, Jr., in fee simple, and on April 6, 1906, Isaac Hoover, Jr., with his wife, Amanda Hoover, conveyed by warranty deed the “coal and other mineral underlying the surface” of the land, “together with the following rights and privileges, to-wit: to enter under the surface of said premises, and mine, dig and remove the coal and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- O'BRIEN v. MatualAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957
- Morris v. GoldthorpIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Welsh v. JakstasIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- City of Newton v. LevisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
- Warfield-Pratt-Howell Co. v. WilliamsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Cross Wood Products, Inc. v. SuterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- La Salle National Bank v. Triumvera Homeowners Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Ambassador Foods Corp. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Lawter International, Inc. v. CarrollAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Weingart v. WeingartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959
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