Van Vleet v. Evangeline Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge. Application by Peter P. Van Vleet for the appointment of a receiver of the Evangeline Oil Company. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, O. J.
The Evangeline Oil Company, incorporated in New Jersey, is in business in this state, with its domicile at Jennings.
The company was organized on a large scale, issuing stock to the number of 1,500,-.000 shares, par value $100 a share.
Peter Van Vleet, applicant for the appointment of a receiver, is the owner of 36 shares of this stock.
He complains of the management of the company; also of a sale of the refinery plant, located at Ft. Neches in Texas, which he' avers cost the Evangeline Company about $500,000.
He charges that the Texas Oil Company, a company organized and domiciled…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Saxon v. Southwestern Brick & Tile Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Marcuse v. Gullett Gin Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Oil City Ironworks, Ltd. v. Pelican Oil & Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
3Cited by7 opinions
- In re Receivership of Webre-Steib Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Van Vleet v. Evangeline Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- Shepherd v. Southern Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Gilbert v. LybrandAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
- Porter v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
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