Legal Opinion
United States v. Buras
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 8, 1970No. Civ. A. 4977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTENBERRY, District Judge.
On March 1, 1955, the United States, plaintiff, instituted this action against the heirs of Pierre Leon Buras, seeking to quiet its title to property located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The disputed property constitutes part of the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. 1 The government also made its mineral lessees, Allen L. Lobrano and the heirs of Frank J. Lobrano, parties defendant as well as The California Company (now Chevron Oil Company) and Leiter Minerals, Inc. 2 “in order that all persons asserting any right or claim to the property may be before the…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. BurasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross and Chevron Oil Company, Additional Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Leo Buras Jr., Defendants-Appellees-Cross v. Philibert Buras, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974