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Baird v. Atlas Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 1, 1920No. 23868PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Appeal from First Judicial District Court,,: Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Action by George O. Baird against the Atlas Oil Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.

Plaintiff alleges that he is in the actual, physical, and corporal possession of the S. % of N. E. % of section 24, less the west SO acres thereof, in township 21 north, range 8 west of Claiborne parish, La., under a valid oil and gas lease from the legal owners and former possessors of said land; that, under and by virtue of said lease, he has drilled a number of wells upon said property, which are now producing oil in large quan tifies, and which he has been selling to the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana; that the defendant has addressed a communication to said ■ company, claiming to be…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Murray v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  2. Craig v. SummersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
  3. Jennings-Heywood Oil Syndicate v. Houssiere-Latreille Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
  4. Busch-Everett Co. v. Vivian Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
  5. Ohio Iron Co. v. Ohio Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Arnold v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  2. Waller v. ColvinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  3. Loranger v. Citizens' Nat. BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  4. Quatre Parish Co. v. Beauregard Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  5. Cole v. RichmondSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924

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