McDonald v. Richard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
There is no dispute about the facts of this case. On June 25, 1929, the Morley Cypress Company sold to Dr. J. A. Richard an undivided half interest in 640 acres of land described as Section 35 in T.7 S., R.ll E., and reserved all of the mineral rights in the land. On July 27, 1936, Dr. Richard, notwithstanding he had no mineral rights in the land, made a sale to D. G. Laux of one-eighth of the mineral rights, declaring in the deed that he, Dr. Richard, owned an undivided half of the mineral rights in the whole section of land, and that it was his intention to sell to…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Wolcott v. Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Nabors Oil & Gas Co. v. Louisiana Oil Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Long v. ChailanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Hightower v. MaritzkySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Stokes v. ShacklefordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1838
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- Ohio Oil Co. v. FergusonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Hicks v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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