Crusel v. Houssiere-Latreille Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. . Action by J. Edward Crusel against the Houssiere-Latreille Oil Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff alleges, in substance, that defendant agreed with him that, if he would find a person who would enter into a satisfactory contract to exploit for oil certain land of which it was the owner, it would pay him 5 per cent, of all the oil produced under such contract; that he found the person; that the contract was entered into; that more than 3,000,000 barrels of oil have been produced thereunder; that the production is continuing; and that defendant refuses to pay him in accordance with its agreement. Wherefore he prays for an accounting, and for…
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- Christian Union v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Berlin v. CusachsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Creswell v. LanahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Hunter v. Sun Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1874
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