Legal Opinion
Minvielle v. Shell Oil Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 14410PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
This is an action by mineral lessors against their lessee to cancel the lease and to recover royalties allegedly wrongfully paid to the State as owner of certain water bottoms. The lessee has filed a motion for summary judgment.
UNDISPUTED FACTS
On August 31, 1948, Rita Provost Minvielle granted a mineral lease on a certain tract of land to defendant Shell Oil Company. The tract is traversed by bayous.
Plaintiffs are the successors in title of Rita Provost Minvielle.
Pursuant to its powers under the lease, Shell in 1951 declared a 160-acre unit by pooling with the Minvielle…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Melancon v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Bollinger v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Allen v. Frank Janes Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- Broadhead v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Roland H. Minvielle v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971