Legal Opinion
Bickham v. Gulf Refining Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 31, 1926No. 26656PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.
In February, 1913, the Gulf Refining Company, made defendant herein, secured from W. E. Barnhart a mineral lease on certain land in the parish of Caddo. Defendant exploited the land, under the lease, for oil and gas, and discovered the former in large and the latter in small quantities.
About a year later, plaintiffs in this case, together with others, brought suit in the district court for the parish of Caddo, claiming a one-fifth interest in the land leased by Barnhart to defendant. Plaintiffs were successful in that suit, and on appeal the judgment rendered was affirmed on rehearing. Liles…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Liles v. PittsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Liles v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Woodcock v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Sims v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Morgan's Louisiana & T. R. & S. S Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Antoine v. FranichevichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936