Legal Opinion
Alston v. Southern Production Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 15, 1945No. Nos. 37640, 37641PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
The question in these cases is whether an order of the Conservation Department,, increasing the size of the drilling units, theretofore prescribed by the department in a given oil or gas field, can have the effect of superseding pooling agreements, made between owners of adjacent lands, under authority of the previous order of the commissioner.
The plaintiffs, in two separate suits, are suing for the cancellation of two oil and gas leases and two pooling agreements, made by one of the plaintiffs, Frank R.. Alston, with the defendants. The plaintiffs contend that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hunter Co. v. McHughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Hunter Co. v. McHughSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Hardy v. Union Producing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Placid Oil Co. v. North Central Texas Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Hood v. Southern Production Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
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- Odom v. Union Producing CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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