Legal Opinion
Laguna Royalty Company v. Clarence L. Marsh Et Ux.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1965No. 21704_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN,
Circuit Judge.
This appeal is by the working interest owners and holders of overriding royalties 1 of an oil and gas lease who lost 2 their lawsuit below against the landowner-lessor Marsh 3 who, as a matter of law, 4 unlawfully expelled the operator from the lease, and allegedly damaged their well beyond repair by having a bridge plug inserted above both producing sands. However, the jury by its “No” answer to interrogatory No. 1, in the light of the Court’s instruction, evidently believed either (a) that Rex Kelso, the operator of the well had by his own acts previously…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Aetna Insurance Company v. PaddockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Edna Fall, as Administratrix of the Estate of Phillip Fall, Deceased v. Esso Standard Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- R. B. Company, Inc., and Nu Plastics, Inc. v. Aetna Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- E. L. Cheeney Company and Edmon Lewis Fregia v. Walter L. Gates, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Warren Petroleum Company v. Lacy S. ThomassonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Walter L. Compton, Jr. v. Alton Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Hibernia National Bank v. Administracion Central Sociedad Anonima, Jorge Raoul Garcia Granados De GarayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. A & P Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Harold S. McDaniel v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Third Party v. Force Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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