Legal Opinion

Cormier v. Ferguson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 4, 1957No. 4317PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

92 So.2d 507 (1957)

J. Collins CORMIER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

John B. FERGUSON, Sr., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 4317.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 4, 1957.

Dubuisson & Dubuisson, Opelousas, for appellants.

Liskow & Lewis, Lake Charles, John D. Edwards, Opelousas, for appellee.

TATE, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from dismissal of their suit to be declared the owners of a certain 1/32nd (or ¼th of the landowner's 1/8th) interest in the minerals produced from an 175 acre tract of land owned by them in St. Landry. At the time of suit in 1949, based upon a 1926 deed defendant…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Vincent v. BullockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  2. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. FutralSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
  3. Brown v. Sugar Creek SyndicateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  4. Clark v. Tensas Delta Land Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  5. Continental Oil Co. v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. HNG Fossil Fuels Co. v. RoachNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
  2. James v. Le BlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
  3. Allied Chemical Corp. v. DespotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  4. Melancon v. CheramieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  5. Phillips Petroleum Company v. RichardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961

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