Legal Opinion
Ferdinand Henry Schutten v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1970No. 27117_1PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSWELL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants filed suit in the District Court seeking to evict the appellee, Shell Oil Company, and seeking an accounting for the removal of oil, gas, and other minerals from land in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Appellants, who are not in possession, claim ownership of the land and demand an accounting from Shell because of its failure to deal with appellants in removing the minerals.
Appellee filed a Motion to Dismiss on the ground that its lessor, the Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District, who also claims title to the land in question, is an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- State of Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- Young v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- LeSage v. Union Producing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
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3Cited by125 opinions
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Lorraine Evans v. Sheraton Park Hotel Lorraine Evans v. Sheraton Park Hotel, Hotel & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International UnionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Cooper v. Texas Gulf Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1974
- Francisco Pujol v. Shearson/american Express, Inc., Appeal of Ana Bonelli De PujolCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Sierra Club v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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