Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Standard Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 22, 1923No. 25741PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By the WHOLE COURT.
DAWKINS, J.
Prior to 1887 W. C. Murrell was the owner of the northeast quarter *1049of the southwest quarter of section 25, township 21 north, range 8 west. In that year, he sold to John White colored, “three acres square in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, section 25, township 21 north, range 8 west,” for the price of $9; and in 1904 the said Murrell sold the whole of said 40 acres, including the small area just described, to F. T. and J. H. King, for $500.
About the beginning of 1919 oil was discovered in Claiborne parish, and, the Messrs.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Eivers' Heirs v. Rankin's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- New Orleans Terminal Co. v. LucknerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Gregg v. TessonSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Kellogg v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
3Cited by7 opinions
- Jacobs v. Southern Advance Bag & Paper CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Case v. Jeanerette Lumber & Shingle Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Armstrong v. ArmstrongLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Souther v. DomingueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Martin v. Schwing Lumber & Shingle Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
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