Legal Opinion
Iberville Land Co. v. Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1944No. 10710PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Circuit Judge.
Iberville Land Company, an Iowa corporation, brought this action against the Amerada Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, alleging that defendant conducted without its knowledge and consent, in July and August, 1939, certain seismograph operations on lands owned by plaintiff, situated in the Parishes of Iberville and of St. Martin, in the State of Louisiana. Plaintiff prayed for judgment in the sum of $75,000, which was alleged to be the value to the defendant of the information it allegedly obtained.
Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint “as failing to state a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Vincent v. Morgan's Louisiana & T. R. & S. S. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- National Park Bank v. Concordia Land & Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Young v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Liles v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Kramer v. FreemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Allen v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1984
- Delta Theaters, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1958
- Edward Levy Metals, Inc. v. New Orleans Public Belt RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Sebastain Dantagnan v. I.L.A. Local 1418, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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