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AMAYA v. STANOLIND OIL & GAS CO.

No. 11751.

158 F.2d 554 (1946)

AMAYA et al. v. STANOLIND OIL & GAS CO. et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 21, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lawrence Scarborough and E. Garland Brown, both of Corpus Christi, Tex., and Dennis B. Chapin, of Mission, Tex., for appellants.

Frank J. Scurlock, of Dallas, Tex., Benjamin Dudley Tarlton and Walter M. Lewright, both of Corpus Christi, Tex., and Paul A. McDermott, of Fort Worth, Tex., for appellees.

Before SIBLEY, WALLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

The Plaintiffs, citizens of Mexico, claiming an interest in oil lands under a grant from the kingdom of Spain, and a right to recover for their portion of the minerals taken from the lands, have appealed from an adverse decree.1

The lands lie between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers in Texas. The original grantee from the kingdom of Spain conveyed the lands in 1811 to Pedro Ygnacio Garcia, a remote ancestor...

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