Legal Opinion
Cate v. Archon Oil Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 19, 1985No. 60148PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
The questions presented are whether an oil and gas lease is personalty or an interest in land, and what procedure should be used in the execution of a sheriffs sale of an oil and gas lease. We find that an oil and gas lease creates an interest in realty although it is not per se real estate, and that procedural due process must be followed before property can be sold at a sheriffs sale.
Clifford K. Cate, Jr., an attorney recovered legal fees in a default judgment in Muskogee County against Archon Oil Co. Inc., appellee, in the amount of $6,775.23 plus attorney fees. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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