Legal Opinion
Whitebird v. Eagle-Picher Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1968No. Nos. 9303-9305PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying an accounting and recovery of additional royalty allegedly due appellants, Whitebird et al., under two consecutive sets of mining leases.
The questions presented are:
Is Eagle-Picher obligated to account for and pay a royalty based upon its gross sales receipts from all minerals and mineral elements mined and sold from the leases under the 1922 and 1945 provisions ?
Did the “Cincinnati litigation” compromise constitute an agreed interpretation of the 1922 leases?
Did the conduct of the parties who negotiated and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Colorado Milling & Elevator Co., a Corporation v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- American Crystal Sugar Co. v. NicholasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Hulda Elizabeth Evensen, and Edward Colton Evensen v. Pubco Petroleum Corporation, Formerly Pubco Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Mars v. McDougalCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Hardinge Co. v. Eimco Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Atlas Lubricant Corp. v. Federal Ins. Co. of NJLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe v. WattDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1981
- Salmon v. Cities Service Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. 1,253.14 Acres of Land, in Jefferson & Douglas CountiesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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