Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit June 17, 1966, No. 18181 (Western Coal & Mining Co. v. Middleton)

HUNTER, District Judge.

This is a diversity action. Appellants are Missouri corporations, with their principal place of business in St. Louis, Missouri, and appellees are citizens of the State of Arkansas, residing in Sebastian County. The dispute presented concerns the ownership of the gas and oil lying under a 320-acre tract of land located in Sebastian County, Arkansas.