Brown v. Producers Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Edgar W. Sutherlin, Judge. Action by Mrs. Annie E. Brown and others against the Producers’ Oil Company, to cancel a mineral lease or contract, and for damages. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This suit was brought to cancel a mineral lease or contract. The contracting parties are the plaintiffs, owners of two tracts of land in the parish of Caddo, and defendant, an oil company operating in the oil fields in that parish. Defendant is the contractee or lessee.
The plaintiffs, for a consideration of $20 and the royalties of the oil produced, granted to the Producers’ Oil Company (the defendant) the exclusive right of exploiting for oil an^ gas 66 acres of their land, fully described in the act of lease and in plaintiffs’ petition. In addition, plaintiffs were to receive a royalty of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Murray v. BarnhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Jennings-Heywood Oil Syndicate v. Houssiere-Latreille Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Martel v. Jennings-Heywood Oil SyndicateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Schleider v. DielmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- American Surety Co. v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Prejean v. Delaware-Louisiana Fur-Trapping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
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