Legal Opinion
Amaya v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1946No. 11751PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
The Plaintiffs, citizens of Mexico, claiming an interest in oil lands under a grant from the kingdom of Spain, and a right to recover for their portion of the minerals taken from the lands, have appealed from an adverse decree.
The lands lie between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers in Texas. The original grantee from the kingdom of Spain conveyed the lands in 1811 to Pedro Ygnacio Garcia, a remote ancestor of the Plaintiffs, and likewise a citizen and resident of Mexico.
The Plaintiffs contend that the land between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers was never under the…
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