Legal Opinion
J. B. Elkins v. Laura Stell Townsend
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1961No. 18612_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This litigation is over the ownership of an undivided three-sixteenths interest in oil and gas underlying certain land in Louisiana. J. B. Elkins, admitted owner of the land and one-fourth of the minerals, brought an action against Mrs. Laura Stell Townsend, and her two children, Arthur G. Stell, Jr. and Mrs. Lucy Ann Stell Polter, to be declared the owner of the disputed interest. 1 The district court held for the defendants. 182 F.Supp. 861. We reverse.
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Certain basic principles of Louisiana law must be borne in mind throughout the discussion of this case. First, in…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Salling's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Hanby v. Texas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Long-Bell Petroleum Co. v. TriticoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- United States v. Nebo Oil Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Palmer Corporation of Louisiana v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Philip Alan Froude, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, American Motorists Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Barnwell Drilling Co., Inc., Barnwell, Inc., and R. S. Barnwell Sr., and R. S. Barnwell, Jr., D/B/A Barnwell Production Company v. Sun Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- McKenna v. WallisDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1961