Legal Opinion
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Copeland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1968No. Nos. 11563, 11564PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
The' oft-found conflict among state courts and between state and federal courts complicates this controversy over Texas oil royalties. We believe the issue should be decided by a Texas court and accordingly direct the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina to dissolve its injunction prohibiting the parties from litigating the question in Texas.
Miss Sarah Linda Welch, a lifelong resident of South Carolina, died in 1963 leaving a large estate, including Texas oil royalties, to trustees named in her brother’s will “as if the language in my said…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Arndt v. GriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- United States v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Trust Company Bank v. United States Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Lloyd Hayes v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Now Known by Change of Name as Chevron Usa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In re NajawiczSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
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