Legal Opinion
M. T. Humphries v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1968No. 24985PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This diversity action proves that unlike old soldiers, expectant heirs never even fade away. It is one of a trilogy that hopefully will terminate the continuing battle between the heirs and the active users of the Humphries survey. 1 In deciding who owns the Humphries survey we must consider problems of Texas land law and more particularly that fascinating though somewhat abstruse part concerning the validity and effect of the ancient Spanish land grants that form the foundation for innumerable ownership rights in Texas. The land involved in this case, known as the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fletcher v. FullerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Magee v. PaulTexas Supreme Court · 1920
- Purnell v. GulihurCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Duke v. Houston Oil Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Surghenor v. DuceyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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3Cited by18 opinions
- James Clark v. Amoco Production Co., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Feathers v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- B.L. Peregoy v. Amoco Production CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Peregoy v. Amoco Production Co.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1990
- Eura Mae Higginbotham Green v. The Texas Gulf Sulphur CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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