Legal Opinion
Sohio Petroleum Co. v. Millers
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 1, 1959No. 43810PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
By an instrument dated July 18, 1945 Dr. Martin O. Miller granted an oil, gas and mineral lease to the Sun Oil Company covering seven separate tracts of land owned by him and situated in Cameron Parish. The tracts, containing a total of 3,408 acres (more or less), were numerically designated in the lease as follows:
No. 1. 2,100 acres (comprising Section 15 and parts of Sections 10, 11, 14 and 23, Township 15 South, Range 6 West).
No. 2. 240 acres (in Section 1, Township 15 South, Range 5 West).
No. 3. 530 acres (in Section 11, Township 15 South, Range 5 West).
No. 4. 162 acres…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Melancon v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Carter v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Wier v. GrubbSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Fox Petroleum Co. v. BookerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Coyle v. North American Oil ConsolidatedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- McDonald v. Grande CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Chevron USA, Inc. v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Lelong v. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Cutrer v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1962
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