Legal Opinion

Clark v. Wilson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided October 3, 1958PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The case involves title to oil and gas and other minerals in and under 36⅛ acres in Hopkins County. The primary question is whether or not an instrument executed on July 23, 1889, by James Adams to Sand Lick Oil and Gas Company is in fact a deed conveying as a severed estate a fee simple title to oil and gas underlying the described 500 acres, of which the 36⅛ acres are a part. ■ A subsidiary and contingently controlling question is- res ju-dicata.

The action is in trespass brought by the appellees, B. G. Pratte and C. K. Pratte, who claim title to the minerals by mesne…

2Cases cited18 opinions

Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
Eastern Kentucky Mineral & Timber Co. v. Swann-Day Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
Prewitt v. WilbornCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
Carpenter v. MoorelockCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
Shadoin v. SellarsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928

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