MORRIS v. UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA

No. 80-460.

96 Ill. App.3d 148 (1981)

421 N.E.2d 278

FRANCIS L. MORRIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Meyer, of Meyer & Meyer, of Flora, for appellants.

Ben H. Rice, of Vinson & Elkins, of Houston, Texas, and Smith, McCollum, Riggle & Moses, of Flora, for appellee Union Oil Company of California.

Joe Dees, of Burnside, Dees & Johnston, of Vandalia, for other appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

In the present action the appellants, Francis and Evelyn Morris, have sought to establish ownership of a 100.5-acre tract of land unencumbered by a reservation of the mineral interest therein held by former grantors in the chain of title. The matters concerned have been before this court in earlier proceedings styled Morris v. Mayden (1976), 35 Ill.App.3d...

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