De Soto's Heirs v. Standard Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Suit by the heirs of Marcel De Soto against the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana. Exception seeking to be discharged from the suit overruled, and defendant applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtProvostx, J.
[1] In this suit the relator is alleged to have trespassed upon a tract of land belonging to the plaintiffs, and to have extracted therefrom over 1,000,000 barrels of oil, and to be refusing to surrender the possession of the property, and judgment is prayed recognizing the plaintiffs as own-, ers of the land, and condemning the relator to return the oil, or in default thereof to pay for it at the price of $1.25 per barrel. The relator filed a so-called exception. It admitted its possession, alleged that it possessed by virtue of a lease, named its lessors, gave their addresses, and asked to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Byrne v. HebertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- Cutno v. Weil Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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