Legal Opinion
Calatex Oil & Gas Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 25, 1932No. 31368PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The plaintiff company and the defendant M.H. Smith entered into a contract on March 10, 1930, under the terms of which the defendant Smith bound and obligated himself to drill for plaintiff an oil or gas well in the parish of Caddo. The contract was reduced to writing and bond was made with the New York Indemnity Company as surety. The well was completed, and on June 28 the oil company filed and recorded its acceptance of the work. The contractor failed to pay…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lafayette v. FarrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- John H. Murphy Iron Works v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Fidelity Homestead Ass'n v. Kennedy & AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Shreveport Mut. Bldg. Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Audubon Homestead Ass'n v. A. Stef Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Electrical Supply Co. v. Eugene Freeman, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Bonura v. Christiana Bros. Poultry Co. of Gretna, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Associated Pipe & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Hammond Finance Co. v. CarterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- H. R. Hayes Lumber Co. v. H. M. Jones Drilling Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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