Legal Opinion
Texas Co. v. Roos
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1937No. 8599PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is the fourth appearance in this court of litigation over the proceeds derived from an interest in a valuable lease of lands in Vera Cruz, Mexico.1 In 1915, the appellee, Roos, obtained from Victor Obando an option to purchase the lease, which he later exercised by requesting Obando to assign the same to R. E. Brooks, who was acting in behalf of the Texas Company (a corporation under the laws of Texas). The first suit, after pending many years before a final decree was rendered, was decided by this court in July, 1926. Conn v. Roos, 14 F.2d 64. By that decision this…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Southern Pacific Co. v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Majestic Co. v. Orpheum Circuit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Commerce Trust Co. v. WoodburyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Roos v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Page v. Arkansas Natural Gas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Roos v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Thoni Trucking Company, Inc., and Richard E. Thoni v. Elden M. Foster, Sarah Knight, and Raymond L. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
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