Legal Opinion

Melancon v. Texas Company

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 7, 1956No. 42688Published

1Opinion of the Court

89 So.2d 135 (1956)

230 La. 593

Arthur MELANCON

v.

The TEXAS COMPANY et al.

No. 42688.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 7, 1956.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1956.

Richard S. Lake, Liskow & Lewis, Charles C. Gremillion, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Joseph M. Rault, Jr., Kalford K. Miazza, Terriberry, Young, Rault & Carroll, New Orleans, Miazza & Drury, New Orleans, of counsel for plaintiff-appellee.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

This is a suit to cancel an oil, gas and mineral lease executed by the landowner plaintiff, Arthur Melancon, and now held by the defendant, The Texas Company, affecting a 120…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Melancon v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  2. Logan v. State Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  3. Rhodes v. CollierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  4. Tyson v. Surf Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  5. Bates v. BlitzSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944

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