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Constitutional Law - State Control Of Interstate Migration Of Indigents, Edward W. Adams
Constitutional Law - State Control Of Interstate Migration Of Indigents, Edward W. Adams
Michigan Law Review
The interstate migration of persons presents the United States with one of its most acute economic and social problems and carries in its wake a series of significant legal questions. Of paramount importance is the constitutional question whether the migration of indigents is subject to state control. To lend understanding to this problem, attention will be called first to the basic economic and social urges underlying interstate migration and second to the position of the indigent as defined by traditional legal concepts. To complete the discussion, suggestions will be offered for corrective federal legislation.
Oil And Gas - Interpretation Of Lease Containing Royalty Provisions, Brooks F. Crabtree
Oil And Gas - Interpretation Of Lease Containing Royalty Provisions, Brooks F. Crabtree
Michigan Law Review
Several of the plaintiffs owned oil-producing land in Oklahoma and had leased it to one Briggs. The lease ran for a fixed term and "so long thereafter as oil or gas may be produced therefrom by the lessee." It provided for a royalty payment to the lessor of one-eighth of the oil or gas produced, and gave the lessee the right "at any time" to remove all machinery and equipment placed on the premises, including the right to draw and remove the casing. Briggs sold the equipment thereon to defendant and later sold the lease itself to one of the …