Legal Opinion
Elson v. Mathewes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 14, 1953No. 41128PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
In dispute herein is a one-half mineral interest in and to 51 acres of land, W. H. Elson and Investors Royalty Company, Inc., claimants of the interest having brought the suit against J. H. Mathewes, the landowner, to be judicially recognized as the owners thereof in equal proportions. As a defense the nonuse liberative prescription of 10 years was pleaded. The district court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs and the defendant is appealing.
On May 27, 1937, a stipulation of facts discloses, J. H. Mattewes, as landowner, conveyed by a single instrument to W. H. Elson an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lee v. GiauqueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Sample v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Hodges v. NortonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Connell v. Muslow Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Spears v. NesbittSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Childs v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Odom v. Union Producing CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Jumonville Pipe & MacHinery Co. v. Federal Land BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Crown Central Petroleum Corporation v. BarousseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Trunkline Gas Company v. SteenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
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