Legal Opinion
Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1968No. 65PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The question presented is whether petitioners, who are Comanche Indians, have standing to sue under an oil and gas lease approved by the Department of the Interior for use on land held by Indians under trust patents issued by the United States.
In 1947 the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs approved an oil and gas lease which petitioners had executed to respondent, Skelly Oil Company, on the form prescribed by the Department of the Interior. The first well was drilled in 1956, and seven producing wells were soon completed. In 1961 petitioners retained counsel with the approval of the…
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