Legal Opinion
Harper v. Hudson Gas & Oil Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 9, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 7600PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
In this action, brought originally in the State Court, and timely removed here under authority of 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a),1 *783plaintiff, a citizen of Louisiana, seeks a judgment against defendant, a corporate citizen of Texas, declaring that he is the lawful owner of an oil and gas lease covering certain lands in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, and that his lease is superior to similar leases claimed to be held by defendant, affecting the same lands.
For a clear understanding of the issues presented, the facts must be set forth in chronological order.
On April 4, 1945, C.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hunter Co. v. McHughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Newman Brothers Drill. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1957
- Crichton v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Everett v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Boutte v. Chevron Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- Ivy Ellis Mize and Wife, Voncile Mize v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Owens v. Superior Oil Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1986
- J. A. Harper v. Hudson Gas & Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- LeSage v. Union Producing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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