Cochran v. Gulf Refining Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Action by Mrs. Lillian B. Cochran and others against the Gulf Refining Company of Louisiana. From a judgment dismissing the action, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niedl, J.
This is an action to annul a mineral lease qnd for $10,000, damages for the alleged failure on the part of the lessee to develop the land.
The lease was made on the 22d of December, 1906, by the plaintiffs’ father, John H. Harris, to the J. M. Guffy Petroleum Company of Louisiana. The grant was made of all the oil, gas, and other minerals in and under a certain tract of land containing 376.-50 acres, and the exclusive right to drill and operate thereon for oil or gas, together with the right of way to lay pipe lines, to convey water, oil, or gas from the premises, with the right to operate any…
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- Saunders v. Busch-Everett Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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- Anse La Butte (Le Danois) Oil & Mineral Co. v. BabbSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Hudspeth v. Producers' Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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