Legal Opinion
Christ Church Pentecostal, Now Wittich Memorial Church, a Corporation v. George H. Richterberg
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1964No. 7460PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORIE L. PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Richterberg brought this action against Christ Church Pentecostal to quiet the title to a 160-acre tract of land situated in Texas County, Oklahoma. 1 Richterberg’s claim was based upon adverse possession for the statutory period of 15 years. 2
The facts, as established by the evidence and substantially found by the trial court, are these:
On November 8, 1930, the land was conveyed to Theodore and Beatrice Formhals, as joint tenants. Theodore died September 25, 1941, and the title to the land passed to Beatrice, as surviving joint tenant. On December 30, 1941,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Willis v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- In Re the Accounting of O'DonnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Anderson v. FrancisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Cox v. SarkeysSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Cox v. KelleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
- James C. Ellis and Wanda Lou Ellis, His Wife v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- R. A. Beaver v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Combs v. DuBoisCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
- MacIas v. Guymon Industrial FoundationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Winslow v. WattsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
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