Legal Opinion
Albert J. McDonald Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Robert W. O'meara, Defendants-Appellants-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1973No. 72-1205PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The question in this case is whether a sublessee of a Louisiana oil, gas and minerals lease who has specifically undertaken to defend the title of the lessor-sublessor can during the pendency of the sublease make a trade-out with those holding the known competing titles thereby giving him substantial advantages without accounting fully to his principal-lessors. The District Judge in this diversity suit held in the negative. We affirm.
How It All Came About
The Wisner group claimed ownership to Lot No. 3. They granted an oil, gas and mineral lease to McDonald on a %…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Williams v. MarionneauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Raymond Alfred Beaudine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- California Company v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Standard Oil Company of Texas and Pasotex Pipe Line Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company v. Hattie A. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- City of Slidell v. BurkeDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1986