Legal Opinion
Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co. v. Minier
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1942No. Nos. 7811, 7812PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
These appeals involve a controversy over the right to produce oil from a tract of land in Franklin County, Illinois. The issues are the proper construction of a deed of conveyance and the determination of the oil interests created.
*1008The complaint affirmatively shows the existence of diversity of citizenship and the requisite jurisdictional amount. Essentially it seeks an adjudication that the right to the oil is in the plaintiffs.
On March 16, 1914, the deed in question was executed. (Its material portions appear in the margin.1) The grantor was John P. Minier, a farmer,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Watford Oil & Gas Co. v. ShipmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Poe v. UlreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Bruner v. HicksIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Ohio Oil Co. v. DaugheteeIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- D. M. Goodwillie Co. v. Commonwealth Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ramsey v. Carter Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1947
- Suess v. StappCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co. v. HerrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- Arclar Co. v. GatesDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1998
- Samuel Shapiro & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1948
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