Legal Opinion
Stewart Oil Co. v. Sohio Petroleum Co.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided August 3, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 3821PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUERGENS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed suit demanding proceeds from the sale of oil produced from lands to which they claim oil and gas rights. The original defendant filed an interpleader action because of disputed claims to the proceeds between the plaintiffs and other parties.
The original defendant has tendered $100,156.04 to the Clerk of this Court, alleging possession but not legal ownership thereof, and asks the Court to determine the party or parties entitled thereto.
The interpleader action prays the determination of ownership not only as to the funds paid into court but also…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Bevans v. MurrayIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Blackhurst v. JamesIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
- Daisy H. Hickok v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Carl F. Eisenhour, Etc. v. Gulf Oil Corporation (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Kentucky Coal Lands Co. v. Mineral Development Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky · 1911
3Cited by10 opinions
- Raphael J. Musicus, Inc. v. Safeway Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. CopelandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Kalso Systemet, Inc. v. JacobsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Ludvik v. James S. Jackson Co., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- Stewart Oil Co. v. Sohio Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
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