Legal Opinion
United States v. Delta Development Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 16, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-74PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
This is an action by the United States to quiet its title to the mineral rights in 1921.62 acres of land in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.1 The property is located in the Bastían Bay gas field and is quite valuable for minerals.
The suit involves a determination of the validity of a mineral reservation in favor of the United States that was incorporated in a 1947 land patent granted by the Government to John E. Pottharst. The principal defendants are the heirs of Pottharst and Delta Development Company, Inc., the transferee of Pottharst as to a portion of the property.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Wilcox v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Smelting Co. v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Oklahoma v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Burke v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Delta Development Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Delta Development Company, Inc., John E. Pottharst, Jr., Ind., Etc., and Getty Oil Company, AdditionalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Delta Development Company, Inc., John E. Pottharst, Jr., Ind., Etc., and Getty Oil Company, Additional No. 71-1913 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971