Legal Opinion
Farrell v. Simms
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 22, 1946No. 37948PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
This is a concursus proceeding instituted to determine the rights of certain land owners in the royalties derived from a certain gas well.
On September 28, 1922, Emma Simms, Corinne Smith; I. J. Ferguson and Eliza beth Mayfield executed a joint oil, gas and mineral lease in favor of the Thrift Oil & Gas Company, Inc., covering some 133 acres of land. The lease covered 10 acres of land owned by Emma Simms; 40 acres of land owned by Emma Simms and Corinne Smith in indivisión; 63 acres of land owned by Corinne Smith; 20 acres of land owned by I. J. Ferguson. The 10 acres owned by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nabors v. Producers' Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Arent v. HunterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Brown v. Sugar Creek SyndicateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Cochran v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Robinson v. HortonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Nebo Oil Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- United States v. Nebo Oil Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1950
- Wier v. GrubbSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Richard v. Sohio Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Fontenot v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
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