Heard v. Monroe Sand & Gravel Co.

On September 20, 1922, a written contract was entered into between Mrs. Fay Piner Heard, through her husband as agent, and T. E. Stephenson, a resident of Caddo parish, Louisiana, under the terms of which said Stephenson acquired the right to mine, sever and remove sand and gravel from thirty acres of land belonging to Mrs. Heard near West Monroe, in Ouachita parish, this privilege to extend over a period of fifteen years.

The consideration for this contract was $250.00 cash and the obligation on Stephenson’s part to pay Mrs. Heard ten cents per cubic yard for all sand and gravel removed, the…