Legal Opinion
Miller v. Kellerman
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided March 19, 1964No. Civ. A. 8645PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Miller seeks cancellation of an oil and gas lease on a 78-aere tract of land in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The lease is a well written and cleverly worded contract which was entered into between parties, experienced and well versed in the field of oil and gas. The fact is that with only 78 acres of land included in the lease, the terms of the lease concerning development and spacing were just not suitable for operation in a gas area.
The lease, executed on May 5, 1956, had a primary term of three (3) years. A bonus payment of $500 maintained the lease for the first…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Siegel v. HelisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Robbert v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United StatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Pierce v. Atlantic Refining CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Rhodes v. MillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Delatte v. WoodsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Williams v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Atomic Fuel Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Aesco Steel, Inc. v. J.A. Jones Construction Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Floyd Williams v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- R. E. Kellerman v. Preston J. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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