Legal Opinion
Amerada Petroleum Corp. v. 1010.61 Acres of Land, More or Less
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1944No. 10977PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Into a proceeding brought to condemn land in Harris County, Texas, owned by Amerada Petroleum Corporation, came the State of Texas and Harris County, asserting a tax lien for the years 1922, 1923 and 1926, and claiming $550 of the award. Amerada pleaded and proved that in 1935, at which time Harris County had a population of more than 210,000, it had purchased the land in reliance upon a tax certificate1 showing “no taxes unpaid”, issued by the tax collector under article 7258a of the Texas Statutes,2 and that if it had known that there were unpaid taxes, it would…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Heiner v. DonnanSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Schlesinger v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Hoeper v. Tax Comm'n of Wis.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Manley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- United States v. Provident Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Owens v. RobertsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1974
- International Paper Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Lamar Bowers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Lang v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. HagertyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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