Legal Opinion
Doiron v. Vacuum Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 28, 1927No. 28289PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.
This is a suit in which plaintiffs pray to be decreed to be the owners of 80 acres of land, located in the Lockport oil field, in Calcasieu parish. The field in which the property is situated is one of those recently discovered in this state.. The land, not many months ago, was deemed to be worth but little, but is now of great value because of the probability that oil exists in paying quantities beneath its surface.
Plaintiffs allege title to the entire tract by setting forth that they are the heirs of Leonise Verdine; that she was the wife of Riley A. Brusseau; that Brusseau on November 20,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holmes v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1834
- Green v. New Orleans, S. & G. I. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Atchafalaya Land Co. v. Brownell-Drews Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Powers v. Executors of CharbmurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- In re the Application for Ltd. Letters of Administration on the Goods, Chattels & Credits of GrandeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1913
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Heirs of Boagni v. ThorntonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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