Legal Opinion
Charles William Massie, III v. Inexco Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1986No. 85-4724PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Defendant appeals a judgment ordering the partial cancellation of its mineral lease. We disagree with the district court’s interpretation of the lease and reverse.
I
The genesis of this litigation comes from a mineral lease granted to Inexco Oil Company by Charles William Massie. The lease, dated October 14, 1977, contains a typical habendum clause which grants Inexco a primary term of three years, but allows extension of the lease’s life beyond the primary term by production of minerals or by “any other manner” provided for in the lease. 1 One such “other manner”…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Belco Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Texaco v. Newton & Rosa Smith Charitable TrustLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Bouterie v. KleinpeterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Dawes v. HaleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Massie v. Inexco Oil Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1985
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Sandefer Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Deanne Lounsberry Duhon and Freddie Paul LounsberryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Sketoe v. Exxon Company, USACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Lydia Harrison Ryan, Cross-Appellants v. Southern Natural Gas Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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