Legal Opinion
Carter Oil Co. v. Welker
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided October 13, 1938No. 1-DPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
The first question presented is that of the proper construction of the deed of IIlinoi W. Hess, predecessor in the chain of title, to John F. Welker, July 25, 1912, to the Eastern Illinois and Peoria Railroad Company. The grantor was then the owner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 7 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P. M., in Fayette County, Illinois. On that date she executed and delivered the deed to the railroad company reciting that “in consideration of the benefits accruing to her by reason of the construction and operation of…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Quinn v. Pere Marquette Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
- Star Brewery Co. v. PrimasIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Waller v. HildebrechtIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Brightwell v. International-Great Northern RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Lehndorf v. CopeIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Illinois Railway Museum, Inc. v. SiegelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Carter Oil Co. v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Carter Oil Co. v. WelkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Peterson v. SucroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939