Legal Opinion
Dupuy v. Joly
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 3, 1941No. 35851PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
This is one of the numerous suits arising from the discovery of oil in the State of Louisiana. It is a petitory action in which the plaintiffs originally sued for an undivided three-fourths interest (now apparently reduced to a one-fourth interest) in the East half of Section 29, Township 8 South, Range 11 East, situated in the Parish of Iberville.
Defendants have been 'in possession of and have paid taxes on the land for a period of twenty-five years. The property in dispute was acquired by Valsin J. Dupuy who purchased the interests of various owners in the years 1858, 1859…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Screen v. TrainorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Smith v. Southern Kraft CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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- Pierce v. HunterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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- Veltin v. HaasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
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