Legal Opinion
Dilworth v. Fortier
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 12, 1964No. 39843PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice:
National Cooperative Refining Association and Les R. Fortier and Wayne W. Wright, d/b/a Fortier and Wright, hereinafter referred to as Lessees, caused to be drilled six producing oil and/or gas wells on a quarter section of land in Kay County. The Lessees were operating under the terms of an oil and gas lease which had been executed by lessors who deraigned their title through tax sale proceedings.
An action was brought which had the effect of challenging the force and effect of the above described lease. The basis for that action was that the lessors had no interest in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Guffey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Earp v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Howard v. ManningSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Prairie Oil & Gas Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
- Probst v. BearmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
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3Cited by24 opinions
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