This litigation is over the ownership of an undivided three-sixteenths interest in oil and gas underlying certain land in Louisiana. J. B. Elkins, admitted owner of the land and one-fourth of the minerals, brought an action against Mrs. Laura Stell Townsend, and her two children, Arthur G. Stell, Jr. and Mrs. Lucy Ann Stell Polter, to be declared the owner of the disputed interest.
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ELKINS v. TOWNSEND
No. 18612.
296 F.2d 172 (1961)
J. B. ELKINS, Appellant, v. Laura Stell TOWNSEND et al., Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 17, 1961.
November 17, 1961.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Roy M. Fish, Springhill, La., Frank M. Cook and Charles D. Egan, Shreveport, La., for appellant.
John T. Campbell, Campbell, Campbell & Marvin, Minden, La., for appellees.
Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
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