Legal Opinion
Roberson v. Pioneer Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 17, 1931No. 31275PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, O. J.
This is a suit to declare an oil and gas lease expired as to 85 acres of the 125 acres of land leased. The' district' court gave judgment' for the plaintiffs; and the defendant has appealed.
The facts are not disputed. On the 8th of • January,4 1926,. the plaintiffs, being the owners of a tract of land containing 125 acres, in Ouachita parish, leased the land to T. J. Sandridge, trustee, for the production of oil and gas. The tract consisted of the N. E.^ of S. E.% of Sec! 10, and 85 acres in the S. WU/i of Sec. 11, described as beginning at the southwest corner of the section…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Guffey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Salling's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- South Penn Oil Co. v. SnodgrassWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
- Board of Com'rs of Caddo Levee Dist. v. Pure Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Logan v. State Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Palmer v. BenderSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Callahan v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- Hartman Ranch Co. v. Associated Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1937
- Gulf Refining Co. of Louisiana v. GlassellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Tyson v. Surf Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
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