Legal Opinion
Sun Oil Co. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 25, 1950No. Civ. No. 614PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLRED, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, filed this action February 24, 1949, against defendants, citizens of Texas, to recover the Oil and Gas Leasehold on certain lands, alleged to be in the “Laguna Madre,” in this Division, between Padre Island on the East and the Mainland of Texas on the West.
Plaintiff alleged that, pursuant to certain acts of the Texas Legislature, the Commissioner of the General Land Office and the State School Land Board advertised for bids on the lands in controversy, among others; that plaintiff was the successful bidder and secured Oil and Gas…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Wichita Railroad & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Brewer-Elliott Oil & Gas Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Phelps v. OaksSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Calcote v. Texas Pac. Coal & Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by3 opinions
- John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation v. DewhurstTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Sun Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation v. DewhurstTexas Supreme Court · 2002