Davis v. Laster
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Plaintiff lessor sued to cancel an oil, gas and mineral lease. The Trial Court rejected this claim. The Court of Appeal reversed the Trial Court and ordered cancellation of the lease. Certiorari was granted upon the application of defendant lessees to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal. (See 130 So.2d 479)
On January 16, 1947, Elizabeth W. Pegues and Boykin W. Pegues, as lessors, executed an oil, gas and mineral lease to Fred L. Kyle, as lessee, affecting 772 acres of land owned by them in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The lease provided for a primary term of ten years.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Melancon v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Morriss v. First Nat. Bank of MissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Tyson v. Surf Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Bollinger v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Coyle v. North American Oil ConsolidatedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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