Legal Opinion
Atwood v. Kleberg
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1943No. 10055PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Appellants are three of the legatees under Mrs. King’s will. Appellees are the other legatees, the trustees under her will, and the Humble Oil Company, holding an oil and gas lease executed by them.
An action to quiet title to all the minerals in the 1,000,000 acre King ranch, the suit had two branches or aspects, each relating to, but not identical with, the other. One of these was to establish the existence of a trust of the minerals, fix plaintiffs’ undivided interest therein and secure the appointment of a successor trustee. The other was to cancel the lease.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Humphreys-Mexia Co. v. GammonTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Munsey v. Mills & GarittyTexas Supreme Court · 1926
3Cited by6 opinions
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. FisherTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Atwood v. KlebergCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
- Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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