Legal Opinion
Cutrer v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 20, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 8842-BPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.
This is phase three involving an oil and gas lease from the plaintiffs to Humble Oil & Refining Company covering a substantial acreage in and around Stone Island and a portion of the West Black Bay Field in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.1 2The acreage involved embraces some 1920 acres of which all but about one hundred acres are submerged. This is the source of the difficulty,8 for the State of Louisiana has previously issued a conflicting lease, State Lease # 195, originally dated February 28, 1928, bearing the designation “QQ”. This State lease is presently…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Texas Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. v. Louisiana Ex Rel. MuslowSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Daigle v. Pan American Production Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co. v. Register of State Land OfficeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Walmsley v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. LoridansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. HenniganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Louisiana State Bar Association v. PonderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Mrs. Lillian C. Stevens, Testamentary of the Succession of Dr. Noah S. Cutrer and Nicholas D. Olivier v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965