LEWIS v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA

No. 8086.

88 F.2d 512 (1937)

LEWIS et al. v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 23, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. G. Campbell and Eugene M. Elson, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

Lawler & Degnan, Max Felix, and Brenton L. Metzler, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before GARRECHT and HANEY, Circuit Judges, and NETERER, District Judge.


HANEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree enjoining appellants from drilling for oil on a strip of land 40 feet wide, which decree was entered in a suit brought by appellee against appellants and another.

It appears from the findings that on and prior to March 1, 1909, one Baldwin was the owner in fee of the 40-foot strip, and on that day died. Pursuant to the terms of his last will and testament, one Unruh was appointed executor and sold a tract...

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