Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United Royalty Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 16, 1937No. 26732PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
This is an action brought by plaintiffs in error to cancel an oil and gas royalty interest in certain land in Kay county, executed May 16, 1923.
Defendant is a common-law or express trust, operating under a declaration of trust since October, 1922. IBy the declaration of trust it was proposed to assemble and unite the one-half of the oil and gas rights of the fee owners of 50,009 acres of land in the several oil producing states to be represented by two million units, or certificates of interest.
The fee owners pooling their land or oil and gas rights therein into the pool were to receive 70…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Reilly v. ClyneArizona Supreme Court · 1925
- Moos v. Landowners Oil Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
- Westhusin v. Landowners Oil Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- Fitch v. United Royalty Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- Moe v. CoeOregon Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Midwest Management Corp. v. StephensSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Smith v. Baptist Foundation of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Popper v. Havana Publications, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Dokken v. Minnesota-Ohio Oil Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Farmers' Union Co-Operative Royalty Co. v. LittleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
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