Legal Opinion
Landry v. Flaitz
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1963No. 46598PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Plaintiffs, lessors, instituted this suit against defendant, lessees, for cancellation of the oil, gas and mineral lease granted by them on March 29, 1957. Plaintiffs relied upon the propositions that the primary term of the lease expired on March 29, 1960, and that there was no production or other compliance by lessee to maintain the lease in force beyond the primary term. The trial court sustained plaintiff’s contention and ordered cancellation of the lease. The Court of Appeal, First Circuit, found that the lease was maintained by the “production” clause and reversed the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hunter Co. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Le Blanc v. Danciger Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Hardy v. Union Producing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Caldwell v. Alton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Davis v. LasterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- B.A. Kelly Land Co., L.L.C. v. Questar Exploration & Production Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Miller v. KellermanDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1964
- Gloria's Ranch, L.L.C. v. Tauren Exploration, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
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