Legal Opinion

Houston Ice & Brewing Co. v. Murray Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 30, 1921No. 24315PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. P. Mills, Judge. Actions by the Houston Ice & Brewing Company against the Murray Oil Company and by the Murray Oil Company against the Houston Ice & Brewing Company. The two cases were consolidated by consent.- Judgment for the Houston Ice & Brewing Company for less than the amount claimed, and the Murray Oil Company appeals and the Houston Company asks increase of the judgment.

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.

The Houston Ice & Brewing Company owns a mineral lease on the N. W. Yi of the S. W. Vi of S. AY. Vi of section 14, T. 21 N., R. 15 W. The Murray Oil Company owns a mineral lease on the N. E. Vi of the S. AY. Vi of S. W. Vi of the same section. The two tracts together form what is supposed to be a parallelogram, the northern and southern boundary lines of which are supposed to be 20 chains long, and the eastern and western boundary lines of which are supposed to be 10 chains long. The Houston Ice & Brewing Company’s lease is on the square tract forming the west half of the parallelogram, and…

2Cited by14 opinions

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  2. Beene v. PardueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
  3. La Terre Co. v. Billiot's Shell Island, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
  4. TEXAS INTERN. PETRO. CORP. v. Delacroix Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. Deshotels v. GuilloryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935

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