Legal Opinion
Shell Petroleum Corporation v. Carter
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 26, 1937No. 33938PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, Justice.
On December 21, 1931, the defendants, Mrs. Amelia Bethel Carter, Glenn A. Carter, and Rex E. Carter, granted to plaintiff, Shell Petroleum Corporation, an oil, gas, and mineral lease on the west % of section 1, township 9 south, range 4 west, in the parish of Jefferson Davis, containing 327 acres in one continuous tract, and owned jointly by the Carters, the lessors.
The royalty stipulated in the lease is % of the minerals produced and saved from the leased premises.
It is admitted in the agreed statement of facts, signed December 2, 1935, “that Mrs. Amelia Bethel Carter, Glenn A.…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Amerada Petroleum Corp. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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