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Spurlock v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided October 18, 1984No. 1 CA-CIV 6938PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYERSON, Judge.

I. NATURE OF THE ACTION

The issues involved in this appeal arise from an action filed by Ransom and Vernie Spurlock and Charles and Nancy Spurlock (hereinafter collectively referred to as Spurlock) charging the defendants-appel lants with the conversion of helium extracted from deposits underlying lands owned by Spurlock.

The conversion charges against defendant Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company (Santa Fe Pacific) were based on the extraction of helium from underneath Spur-lock’s lands by various third parties who had leased mineral rights from Santa Fe Pacific. Santa Fe…

2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. First National Bank in St. Louis v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. United States v. Santa Fe Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Pittman v. Home Owners' Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Watt v. Western Nuclear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Norken Corp. v. McGahanAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Long v. City of GlendaleCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
  3. Calvert Joint Venture 140 v. SniderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  4. McCormick v. Union Pacific Resources Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  5. Miller Land & Mineral Co. v. State Highway CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1988

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