Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1967No. Civ. A. 11716PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEN C. DAWKINS, JR., Chief Judge.
RULING ON THE MERITS
Plaintiffs 1 seek cancellation of three separate mineral leases executed in favor of defendant 2 as lessee. The specifics of the complaint allege that Sinclair has: 1) failed to tender shut-in royalties as provided by the leases; 2) allowed lands covered by the leases to be wrongfully drained; and 3) failed to release the lands subject to the leases to plaintiffs after timely demand. Alternatively, plaintiffs seek partial cancellation of the leases involved. There is also a prayer for attorney’s fees in the event plaintiffs are successful…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hunter Co. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Pierce v. Atlantic Refining CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Bailey v. MeadowsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Odom v. Union Producing CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Edmundson Bros. v. Montex Drilling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- Bibler Bros. Timber Corp. v. Tojac Minerals, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Bernard v. Marathon Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Lowman v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1983
- Lowman v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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