Legal Opinion
Stevens v. State Mineral Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 3, 1969No. 3298PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YARRUT, Judge.
This is a suit to remove “clouds” from the title of certain “water bottoms” forming the beds of Black Bay and Breton Sound, bodies of water on the east- coast of Louisiana, to which Plaintiffs claim ownership. The “clouds” consist of recorded instruments constituting Lease No. 195 granted by the State of Louisiana and presently owned by Gulf Oil Corporation and the Estate of William G. Helis.
Defendants are the Mineral Board of the State of Louisiana, Gulf Oil Corporation, the Estate of William G. Helis and five partners in that Estate. Defendants moved for a summary judgment on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Atchafalaya Land Co. v. F. B. Williams Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- California Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- State v. Board of Com'rs of Caddo Levee Dist.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Coastal States Gas Producing Co. v. State Mineral Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
3Cited by7 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Stevens v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Sinclair Oil & Gas Company v. Delacroix CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- White v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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