Legal Opinion
Nilsen v. Tenneco Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 21, 1980No. 48399PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Justice:
The appeal before us in from a quiet title action involving ownership of both the surface and mineral estates of a section of land on the South Canadian River located in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
Because the various litigants claiming ownership of the various surface and mineral rights acquired their ownership through different chains of title, with portions of the mineral estate being severed at different times, the facts in the case are complicated. Fortunately, a detailed analysis of the various chains of title is not necessary in this opinion, as those facts are not…
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- Douglas v. DouglasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
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