Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Haynes
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1948No. 3665PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, husband and wife, brought this suit in equity against the appellee to cancel a mineral deed to 20 acres of oil royalty in McClain County, Oklahoma, and for an accounting of the rents and profits derived therefrom. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and requisite amount in controversy, and the suit is grounded upon the alleged breach of a confidential relationship which, it is contended, voided the transaction. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ case, the court sustained a motion to dismiss, and entered judgment for the defendant on the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bailey v. GloverSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Hayden v. DannenbergSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Hoehn v. CrewsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Alexander v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Gene S. Jacobsen, and Cross-Appellee v. Deseret Book Company, a Utah Corporation Dean Hughes, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Oldland v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Potash Co. of America v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Smith v. Baptist Foundation of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Chisholm v. HouseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
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