Wood v. Citronelle-Mobile Gathering System Co.

MERRILL, Justice.

This is an appeal by respondent Wood from a final decree in an interpleader suit granting relief to complainant, CitronelleMobile Gathering System Company, Ltd., et ah, after a hearing.

Respondent Wood claims to own .27 of an acre in a 40-acre tract of land under which is a pool of oil. Wood did not lease his oil interest and no pump is located on his property. This 40 acres was a unit operation under Act 352, Acts of Alabama 1957, approved August 23, 1957, listed as Art. 4, Tit. 26, §§ 179(70)-179(78), Recompiled Code 1958. This means that the State Oil and Gas Board may…