Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Gray

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 7, 1966No. 7742PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOBLE, Justice.

David A. Gray, his wife Hester, and Robert C. Dow, defendants and cross-complainants, and Luther C. Cooper, defendant, have appealed from an adverse judgment in a suit to quiet title brought by Katie Mae Johnson.

The trial court found that the Grays acquired fee simple title to the land involved in this action in 1920 -and thereafter conveyed a ¿4 - royalty interest and an undivided 1/2 of the minerals, retaining the surface and the remainder of the minerals. Plaintiff’s husband, now deceased, thereafter obtained a money judgment against the Grays and attached the 320 acres of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Thomas v. Southwestern Settlement & Development Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Jilek v. Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Terry v. HumphreysNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Shell Oil Co. v. Manley Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
  5. Duvall v. StoneNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Abraham v. WPX Production Productions, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2016
  4. State v. Integon Indemnity Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Fadem v. KimballCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980

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