Legal Opinion
McKenna v. Wallis
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 26, 1961No. Civ. A. 8904-B, 8937-BPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
These cases involve rights in a mineral lease covering about 830 acres on the oil-rich banks of Southwest Pass, one of the mouths of the Mississippi River, around the community of Burrwood in southernmost Louisiana. The common defendant, Wallis, holds his lease from the United States. He did not come by it without a fight. 1 Nor is his title yet secure. 2 But even if his triumph be short-lived, Wallis wants to enjoy it alone. The claimants here would spoil that hope. They assert a right to share in his victory. McKenna is his alleged co-adventurer, who claims a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Grafton v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Blevins v. Manufacturers Record Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wallis v. Pan American Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Patrick A. McKenna v. Floyd A. Wallis and Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. Floyd A. WallisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Reilly-Benton Co. v. Gurtler, Hebert & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Patrick A. McKenna v. Floyd A. Wallis and Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. Floyd A. WallisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Patrick A. McKenna v. Floyd A. Wallis and Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. Floyd A. WallisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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