Legal Opinion
Williams v. Humble Oil & Refining Company
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 29, 1964No. Civ. A. 14312, Division BPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.
This is a class action instituted by mineral lessors against their mineral, lessee to recover damages for breach of contract and fraud. Three plaintiffs. here sue in behalf of some seventy-six. mineral and royalty owners of the “Floyd Williams Lease” which encompasses. 997.19 acres, more or less, in the North. Crowley Field, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. 1 The named plaintiffs are all residents of Louisiana, defendant is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business in the State of Texas,, and the total amount in controversy, alleged to involve 30…
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- Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. CaubleSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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