Legal Opinion
Gailey v. McFarlain
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1940No. 35320PublishedCited by 15 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 plaintiffs, claiming the ownership of the mineral rights in and to a certain ten acre tract of land, under a mineral deed dated July 20, 1926, executed by Robert McFarlain, the owner of the fee title to the land in question, instituted this suit against Robert McFarlain and the various royalty owners, who derived their interests from McFarlain.
The defendants, averring ownership in themselves, denied that the plaintiffs were the owners of the mineral rights…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ohio Oil Company v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Baird v. Atlas Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Clark v. Tensas Delta Land Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- St. Landry Oil & Gas Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- English v. BlackmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Nebo Oil Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Whitehall Oil Company v. HeardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- McDonald v. RichardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Hicks v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- White v. HodgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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