Legal Opinion
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. The Town of Francis, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1957No. 5597PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, through its predecessor in title, acquired a right-of-way through the Indian Territory by virtue of 1896 and 1902 Congressional Acts. The right-of-way passed through the Town of Francis, Potontoc County, Oklahoma. The plaintiff, Great Western Oil & Gas Company, a corporation, 1 was the owner of oil and gas leases covering lots abutting the railroad right-of-way within the corporate limits of the town. This action was brought by Great Western to quiet title to the minerals underlying the right-of-way. The Railroad denied Great…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- United States v. DrumbCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Chickasha Cotton Oil Company, a Delaware Corporation v. The Town of Maysville, Oklahoma, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Seminole Nation v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Midwestern Developments, Inc. v. The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Seminole Nation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. Peter C. Walter, Betty Walter Allen, Jean Walter Davisson, and Daisy E. WalterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and Davy C. ManerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- City of Wilburton, Oklahoma, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Deno Maggi and Mike Hugo v. Alex SwaffordCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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