Gulf Refining Co. of Louisiana v. Glassell

My opinion is that a rehearing ought to be granted for a further consideration' of the legal effect of the difference between a mining lease and a sale or reservation of the mineral rights in a tract of land. That there is such a difference no one can doubt. But there is a greater difference between a mining lease and an ordinary lease of a house or farm. For that reason the law which denies to a lessee of a house or farm the right to bring a petitory action against one who is unlawfully in possession of the house or farm is not appropriate to a lessee for mining operations. I do not see any…