Legal Opinion
Liles v. Texas Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 7, 1928No. 27239PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
This is a sequel — in fact, a repetition — of the suit of Liles et al. v. Producers’ Oil Co. et al., 155 La. 385, 99 So. 339, and Liles et al. v. Texas Co. et al., 155 La. 396, 99 So. 343. The suit is for a fifth of the net value of 525,401 barrels of oil extracted • — -a part by the Producers’ Oil Company and a part by the Texas Company — from a small tract of land, of which the plaintiffs owned one-fifth. The Texas Company, having bought out the Producers’ Oil Company and assumed its obligations, is sued for a fifth of the oil taken by the Producers’ Oil Company, as well as that taken by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Ohio Oil Company v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Salling's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Walls v. Midland Carbon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Brown v. SpilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Palmer Corporation of Louisiana v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- New Orleans Firefighters Ass'n Local 632 v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Davies v. Consolidated UnderwritersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1943
- Northcott Exploration Co. v. WR Grace & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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