Gilbert v. Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma. Action at law by O.' A. Gilbert, administrator of the estate of Jason A. Powell, deceased, and Barbara Powell against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company and J. B. Showalter. • Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
CARLAND, District Judge.
This action was brought by plaintiffs in error to recover of defendants in error damages for the removal and conversion of oil from a strip or parcel of land 100 feet in width running across the north half of the northwest quarter of section 16, township 21, range 8 east, Indian Meridian, Pawnee county, Old. The complaint alleged that Jason A. Powell and Barbara Powell, on August 13, 1902, conveyed the above strip of land to the Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Company for a right of way and for railroad purposes only, and as evidence of such conveyance made,…
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