Legal Opinion
Mothner v. Ozark Real Estate Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1962No. 16728PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Circuit Judge.
In this action instituted in the United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas, appellants, plaintiffs below, seek to establish ownership of the oil and gas underlying certain real estate in Johnson County, Arkansas. The trial court found against plaintiffs and dismissed their complaint with prejudice. They have appealed. Diversity of citizenship and the amount involved establish jurisdiction.
Much of the evidence was documentary, other facts were stipulated, and oral testimony was offered. In summary, the pertinent facts are:
Prior to May 27, 1891, legal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Pendergrass v. New York Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. KalisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Missouri Pac. Rd., Thompson, Trustee v. StrohackerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
- Kimble v. WilleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by7 opinions
- The Western Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation v. Margy Herman, Mark Lowell Herman, and Leo NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Western Coal & Mining Co. v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Singleton v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1962
- John H. Fetzer, Jr. And C. C. Robinson v. Bodcaw CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Western Coal and Mining Company v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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