STATE v. CARTER OIL COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA

No. 37895.

336 P.2d 1086 (1958)

STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. COMMISSIONERS OF THE LAND OFFICE of Said State, Plaintiff in Error, v. CARTER OIL COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA, a Corporation, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1959.

Application for Leave to File Second Petition for Rehearing Denied March 31, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.H. Dunn, A.M. DeGraffenried, N.A. Gibson, Oklahoma City, for plaintiff in error.

Forrest M. Darrough, Varley H. Taylor, Jesse H. Foster, Jr., Tulsa, LaMar & Bailey, Guymon, Monnet, Hayes & Bullis, Oklahoma City, for defendant in error.


CORN, Vice Chief Justice.

The Commissioners of the Land Office, composed of the Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the President of the Board of Agriculture are charged with the sale, rental, disposal and management of the school lands and other public lands of the State. 64 O.S. 1951 § 1.

64 O.S. 1951 § 281 authorizes the lease of such lands for oil and...

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