Raydure v. Lindley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Suit by John W. Lindley and others against Winfield S. Raydure. From a decree denying defendant relief on an amended and supplemental answer and cross-bill, filed after affirmance' of final decree for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
This is the second time this case has been in this court. It involves the conflicting claims of two oil leases covering the same property. The lessee under the junior lease obtained possession. The other lessee, the one under the senior or bottom lease, brought this suit, which was essentially an action of ejectment, although brought upon the equity side of the court in analogy to the Kentucky practice. Upon the former appeal, reported in 249 Fed. 675, 161 C. C. A. 585, we held that the bottom lease was good, and affirmed the decree by which Raydure had been directed to…
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