Theodore B. Russell v. The Texas Company, a Corporation, Frederick T. Manning Drilling Company, a Corporation, and the Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation, the Texas Company, a Corporation v. Theodore B. Russell

238 F.2d 636 Theodore B. RUSSELL, Appellant, v. The TEXAS COMPANY, a corporation, Frederick T. Manning Drilling Company, a corporation, and The Northern Pacific Railway Company, a corporation, Appellees. The TEXAS COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. Theodore B. RUSSELL, Appellee. No. 14983. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Nov. 24, 1956. Rehearing Denied Jan. 21, 1957. Ralph J. Anderson, Stanley P. Sorenson, Helena, Mont., J. R. Vaughn, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. 1 H. J. Coleman, Cale Crowley, Coleman, Jameson & Lamey, Billings, Mont., Walter Will, Denver, Colo., for appellee and cross appellant, The Texas Co. 2 Cale Crowley, H. J. Coleman, Coleman, Jameson & Lamey, Billings, Mont., M. L. Countryman, Jr., St. Paul, Minn., Robert P. Davidson, Billings, Mont., for appellee, Northern P. Ry. Co. 3 Before STEPHENS and BONE, Circuit Judges, and HALBERT, District Judge. 4 HALBERT, District Judge. 5 Plaintiff-appellant, Russell, claims title to certain real property, which will be referred to in this opinion as section 23. Russell's predecessors in interest acquired their interest in this property from the Northern Pacific Railway Company, defendant-appellee…