Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Commissioners of the Land Office v. Corporation Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 16, 1987No. 59120PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Vice Chief Justice.
The Commissioners of the Land Office administer certain lands of the state for the benefit of the common schools by virtue of Oklahoma Constitution, Article XI § 3, 64 O.S.1981 § 1. The Land Office is authorized to lease any of the lands it administers for oil and gas production. 64 O.S. 1981 § 281. The land involved in the instant dispute has been leased by the Land Office to the Anadarko Production Company, the appellee. Anadarko, as lessee, drilled and operated a gas well on land leased from the Land Office. The Land Office received royalties from Anadarko’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bomford v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
- Harry R. Carlile Trust v. Cotton Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- Cravens v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Spaeth v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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