New England & Coalinga Oil Co. v. Congdon
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
This action was brought to recover the possession of a quarter-section of land situate in Fresno County, and damages for the withholding thereof. The defendants had judgment, and the plaintiff appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The land in controversy is a part of the surveyed public land of the United States and is claimed by the plaintiff to contain petroleum and other mineral oils. The predecessors of the plaintiff, on January 1, 1903, undertook to make a mineral location on said land by posting a notice and marking the boundaries of their…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pool v. ButlerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Miller v. ChrismanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Nevada Sierra Oil Co. v. Home Oil Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1899
- Weed v. SnookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- Olive Land & Development Co. v. OlmsteadU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1900
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