Dawidoff v. Roxana Petroleum Corp.

DAWKINS, District Judge.

This suit was filed in the state court for the Third district, parish of Bienville, La., to compel defendant to take title to a certain oil and gas lease covering the west half of southeast quarter of section 21, township 18 north, range 5 west, and to recover the price of $4,000 stipulated to be paid. In the alternative, plaintiff prayed for damages in the same amount, based upon the contention that defendant willfully delayed passing upon the title to the property during a period of time when the said lease could have been sold for said sum, and until certain…