United Gas Public Service Co. v. Barrett

DREW, Judge.

J. Alex Wall, Clarence W. Wall, and J. Dennis Wall are the fee owners of the S. W.J4 of N. E,y4, and W.% of S. E.% and S. E.J4 of S. W.%, Sec. 33, Tp. 23 N., R. 16 W., Caddo parish, La. They leased said land to be mined for oil and gas to D. L. Perkins on December 5, 1928. By assignment the oil and gas lease subsequently became the property of the United Gas Public Service Company on February 24, 1931, which lessee drilled and brought in a producing well located in the N. W.J4 of the S. E.J4 of said tract. On April 19, 1932, the Walls entered into a contract with the law firm of…