Harwood Oil & Mining Company v. Black
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
VIOSCA, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review a judgment of the Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit (113 So.2d 80) holding that a mineral lessee is the owner of an estate within the meaning of Article 699 of the LSA-Civil Code which provides that the owner whose estate is enclosed may claim the right of passage on the estate of his neighbor to the nearest public road, railroad, tramroad or water course—a ruling which is contrary to the rationale of our decisions in Reagan v. Murphy, 235 La. 529, 105 So. 2d 210; Arnold v. Sun Oil Company, 218 La. 50, 48 So.2d 369, and the cases cited in…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Arnold v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Reagan v. MurphySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- In re Morgan R. R. & S. S. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
- Hebert v. T. L. James & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- McCearley v. LemennierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
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- Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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