A. Veeder Co. v. Pan American Production Co.

ODOM, Justice.

This is a suit to have cancelled and erased from the records of St. Mary Parish a certain mineral lease, in so far as it affects or covers the lands belonging to plaintiff, on the ground that there was no production of oil, gas, or other minerals from plaintiff’s land and no drilling operations begun within the primary term of the lease, which was five years from January 2, 1933. Defendants admit that there were no drilling operations begun on plaintiff’s land within the primary term of the lease, and admit further that plaintiff’s land had not been explored for the production…