Legal Opinion

Adair v. Compton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 5, 1978No. Nos. 13570, 13571PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARVIN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the rejection of his demand for reformation of a deed of mineral royalty to him by the defendant in each of these consolidated cases. For the reasons we assign, we affirm.

Each royalty deed was prepared and mailed with one or more appropriate bank drafts by plaintiff to the defendant-grant- or. Except for the name of grantor and property description, the deeds were identical. Each deed recited:

“The royalty interests and rights herein sold . . . are:
“One-half (V2) of Grantor’s royalty . to be produced from lands above described, . . . ”1

Each bank draft…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reynaud v. BullockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  2. Evangeline Refining Co. v. NunezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  3. Bray v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Picornell v. Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of P.R. Inc.Tribunal De Apelaciones De Puerto Rico/Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico · 1995
  2. Amoco Production Co. v. Texaco, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  3. Hargroder v. HargroderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981

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