Legal Opinion
Fite v. Miller
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 6, 1939No. 34788PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff is appealing from a judgment dismissing his suit on an exception of no cause or right of action. The suit is for damages for an alleged breach of a contract on the part of the defendant to drill a well, to a specified depth, in search of oil or gas, on a 10-acre lease, owned jointly by the two parties to the contract.
The facts alleged in the plaintiff’s petition, and shown by the written contract, which is made a part of the petition, are as follows: The plaintiff, Fite, owned an oil and gas lease on 20 acres of land, described as the Ey2 of NE% of SWj4 of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ardizonne v. ArcherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- Lee v. HarrisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Nabors Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Chamberlain v. . ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Glassell v. Richardson Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Amerada Petroleum Corporation v. ReeseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Cockburn v. O'MEARACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Fogle v. FeazelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Lancaster v. Petroleum Corp. of DelawareLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- Riddle v. LanierTexas Supreme Court · 1941
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