Legal Opinion
Whittington v. Bazemore
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 11, 1955No. Civ. A. 4948PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Chief Judge.
Brought here under the Diversity Statute 1 , the action is for recognition of plaintiffs as the lawful owners of a certain oil, gas and mineral lease, and for a declaration of the nullity of another lease granted by the same lessor to others at a later date.
The facts are not in dispute, and are conceded by all parties to be as follows:
On October 27, 1941, Keatchie Investment Corporation, a Louisiana corporation (called Keatchie), was the owner of the entire, undivided fee simple title to:
The Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Stokes v. ShacklefordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1838
- McDonald v. RichardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Werk v. Leland UniversitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- St. Landry Oil & Gas Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Hicks v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
- J. R. Butler v. Garvis I. Bazemore, C. T. Ruffin and Goodwyn H. Harris, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Bazemore v. WhittingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Butler v. BazemoreDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1960
- Whittington v. BazemoreDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1956
- Bazemore v. WhittingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957