Legal Opinion
United Lands Co. v. Pan-American Production Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 24, 1943No. 17820PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
United Lands Company, Inc., is the owner of a large tract of land in Ascension Parish in this State. On February 11th, 1927, it entered into a contract with Gulf Refining Company of Louisiana under which the Gulf Company was granted the right to explore the said land for the production of oil, gas and other minerals. Under this contract the Gulf Company agreed to pay to the United Company a one-eighth royalty on such minerals produced from the said land. The contract contained a paragraph reading as follows:
"All provisions hereof shall extend to and bind the successors and assigns (in whole…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roberson v. Pioneer Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Rives v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Smith v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Le Rosen v. North Central Texas Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Younger v. Alexandria Coca Cola Bottling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hawthorne Oil & Gas Corp. v. Continental Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Tidelands Royalty "B" Corp. v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1985