Marchand v. Gulf Refining Co. of Louisiana

PONDER, Justice.

The plaintiff, Mrs. W. J. O’Neil, owned two certain tracts of land containing 204 acres in the parish of Ascension. On October 28, 1926, she executed a mineral lease on the property to E. W. Smith, who in turn subleased the property to the Gulf Refining Company with other leases he had on adjoining lands.

The Gulf Refining Company on November 10, 1931, entered into a community lease with Mrs. O’Neil and her adjoining neighbors. The Gulf Refining Company subleased its community lease to the Rio Bravo Oil Company, who began drilling operations and brought in a producing well.

On…