POOL v. UNITED STATES

No. 214.

119 F.Supp. 202 (1954)

POOL et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

March 2, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Glover, Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiffs. Russell & Glover, Amarillo, Tex., were on the brief.

John A. Rees, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. H. Brian Holland, for defendant. Andrew D. Sharpe and Lee A. Jackson, Washington, D. C., were on the brief.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER and MADDEN, Judges.


MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiffs are the executors of the estate of Joseph T. Sneed, Jr., who died in October, 1940. At the time of his death he owned a one-half interest in a tract of 9,900.66 acres in Dallam County, Texas. The land was subject, at that time, to a mineral lease to the Pure Oil Company. The lease was dated March 23, 1940, was for a primary term of 10 years, and called for a delay rental of $1 per acre per year. It reserved to the lessors a one-eighth...

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