Legal Opinion
Amoco Production Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1988No. 85-2529PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
In 1942, the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation (FFMC) conveyed land in Summit County, Utah, to Hyrum and Florence Newton by special warranty deed. The original deed and all copies of the original no longer exist; however, a version of the deed was recorded in the Summit County Recorder’s Office. The content of the original deed is the focal point of this case, because after the 1942 conveyance, both FFMC and the Newtons acted under contrary interpretations of the deed and conveyed overlapping mineral interests in the Summit County property.
FFMC believed it had retained a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- National Research Bureau, Inc. v. BartholomewCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Amoco Production Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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