Standard Oil Co. v. Webb
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; R. D. Webb, Judge. Action by the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana against F. F. Webb. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1DissentDawkins, J.
February 24, 1909, A. H. Leonard and wife, and Clarence Ellerbie, being the owners of certain lands in the parish of Caddo consisting of some 5,000 acres, gave to the Busch-Everett Company a mineral lease thereon, which under the decision of this court in the case of Chadwick v. Standard Oil Co. (No. 22667) 147 La. 668, 85 South. 633, permitted the lessee, for a period of six years, to explore for oil and gas upon the payment of a certain yearly rental. On its face, therefore, the said lease was to expire on February 24, 1915, if the lessee failed, within that time, to exercise the privileges…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sharpe v. OrmeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
- McCravey v. RemsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
- Leonard v. Busch-Everett Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Watson v. Succession of BarberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Hasenritter v. KirchhofferSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
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