Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Cole
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 29, 1943No. 30819PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorn, C. J.
Prior to May, 1939, when the land here involved was sold to the county for taxes, G. W. Burnett, defendant, owned the surface and the Crowe heirs owned all the mineral interest in the land in question, except an oil and gas lease. Said oil and gas lease interest is not involved in this action.
Burnett neglected to pay the taxes thereon, and on November 13, 1939, the county, which had acquired the property at a tax resale, sold the land to one M. C. Lucas at a commissioners’ sale. On January 30, 1940, Lucas conveyed the premises to Burnett and subsequent thereto Burnett conveyed the same to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brooks v. GarnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Koch v. Kiron State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
- Grison Oil Corp. v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Hadlock v. Benjamin Drainage Dist.Utah Supreme Court · 1936
- Cooley v. WatermanMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Colby v. StevensonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Curry v. FrerichsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
- Hanlon v. McLainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Equitable Royalty Corp. v. HulletSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
- Warner, Trustee v. DaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
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