Legal Opinion
Witbeck v. Rea
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 2, 1925No. 26389PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrunot, J.
Defendants are nonresidents of the state. They own certain lands in the parish of Ouachita.
On January 12, 1923, they executed a memorandum agreement for the sale to plaintiff of an oil, gas, and mineral lease upon certain described lands. There is a clause in this agreement reserving to plaintiff the preference or option to purchase a mineral lease upon certain other lands. (It is well to note here that the reservation of this option has an important bearing on the decision of this case.)
•The lease was prepared apd signed by defendants on April 7, 1923, and it was forwarded to the First…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Laroussini v. WerleinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Fredericks v. FasnachtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
- Fernandez v. SoulieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1876
- Meyer v. LabauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- Wolf v. Mitchell, Craig & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1872
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Willis v. Mills Tooke PropertiesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Department of Conservation v. ReardonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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