Gray v. Spring
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge. Action by John G. Gray against John V. Spring and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
This is a suit to annul and cancel from the records certain oil and mineral contracts, or, in the alternative, and in the event that the contracts are sustained, to recover rents which, it is alleged, would, in that event, be due thereunder.
The facts upon which the suit is based are as follows: Prior to May 14, 1901, John G. Gray, plaintiff herein, and Aladin Vincent, owned 4,688.05 acres of land in Calcasieu parish. On that day Gray sold his interest to Vincent and two associates (the Messrs. Perry) for $234,402.50, of which $25,000 was paid in cash, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Newman v. Metropolitan Elevated RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1887
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- Atlas Oil Co. v. McCormickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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