Legal Opinion
Meador v. First Security National Bank
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided March 13, 2000No. 1:99-cv-00127PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
David Lynn Meador, alleging that he is the great-grandson of James Meador, has brought yet another in a long line of cases seeking to recover a portion of the Spind-letop oil fortune. Myths and rumors have existed and persisted through the years that such a treasure does in fact exist when in fact it does not.
This Meador has yet another twist. Meador does not sue any oil companies, but banks. He alleges the banks have wrongfully administered various McFaddin estates. 1
By way of background, there have been several Meadows (or Meadors) lawsuits to recover…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- James Clark v. Amoco Production Co., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Title Insurance & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Joseph S. Gullo and Vivian B. Gullo v. Veterans Cooperative Housing AssociationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Jewell Robbins v. Amoco Production CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re WylyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2016