Legal Opinion
Goodrich v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided May 29, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-1290PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PUTNAM, Senior District Judge.
This is a suit to cancel an oil and gas lease dated May 17,1943, extended May 17, 1948, covering 1245.44 acres of land in St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes in the State of Louisiana. Plaintiffs own a 5/16 interest in the leased premises; the remaining owners have been brought into the action by plaintiffs as nonresident defendants. The parties have filed a comprehensive pretrial stipulation setting forth in detail the historical facts surrounding the lease, which culminated in the creation of a voluntary unit known as the “Duck Lake Field-wide…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Melancon v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Sauder v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hunter Co. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Carter v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Vetter v. MorrowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Rathborne Land Co., LLC v. Ascent Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Goodrich v. Exxon Co., USALouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Noel v. Amoco Production Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1993