UNITED STATES v. NEBO OIL CO.

No. 13460.

190 F.2d 1003 (1951)

UNITED STATES v. NEBO OIL CO., Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 4, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Cotter, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., A. Devitt Vanech, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sol B. Pressburg, Spl. Atty., Alexandria, La., William J. Fleniken, Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La. and Edmund B. Clark, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John W. O'Boyle, James D. Heldt, John C. Jacobs, all of Dallas, Tex., Malcolm L. Monroe, J. Blanc Monroe, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and BORAH and STRUM, Circuit Judges.


BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought by the appellant, United States of America, against the appellee, Nebo Oil Company, Inc., for a judgment declaring that appellant is the owner of the minerals, including oil, gas and sulphur, underlying approximately eight hundred acres of land located in the Parish of Natchitoches, State of Louisiana. A trial was had by the court without a jury and judgment was entered dismissing the complaint. This appeal followed.

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