Legal Opinion
Hart v. Standard Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 25, 1929No. 29370PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrunot, J.
This suit is for a partial cancellation of an oil and gas lease and for alleged damages. Erom a judgment sustaining an exception of no right or cause of action, the plaintiffs appealed.
On December 16, 1907, Tycus Hart, Jr., leased to three nonresidents of the state the following described lands:
“The W. % of W. % of Section 21; S. % of S. E. Yi Section 20; E. % of S. W. % Section 22; all in T. 21 R. 16 in Caddo Parish, ‘ Louisiana, containing 320 acres more or less.”
The lease is for ten years, and for as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced on the leased premises in paying quantities,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Davis v. Arkansas Southern R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. Hackley, Hume & JoyceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Doullut v. McManusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Hillard v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Arent v. Liquidating Com'rs of Bank of MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Louisiana Gas Lands, Inc. v. BurrowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Roberts v. United Carbon Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Crichton v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Dinkins v. BroussardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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