Legal Opinion
Crichton v. Lee
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 7, 1946No. 37988PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
This is a suit to annul and cancel an oil, gas, and mineral lease on the ground that the five-year primary term of said lease had terminated, and that the lease was no longer in effect because no well had been drilled on the leased premises, nor had any oil or gas been produced therefrom.
The lease was executed on January 23, 1937, for a primary term of five years and covers 40 acres described as the NW% of the SEJ4 of Section 19, Township 21 North, Range 9 West, in Webster Parish, Louisiana.
The plaintiffs, Thomas Crichton, Jr., Mrs. Kate Jackson Crichton, Mrs. Kate Crichton…
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