Standard Oil Co. v. Drummers' Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana and others against the Drummers’ Oil Company, Incorporated. Injunction granted, and defendant applies for writ of mandamus to compel gi-anting of suspensive appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
This is an application for a writ of mandamus to compel the clerk of the district court for the parish of Red River to grant a suspensive appeal from an order made by him, at the instance of the plaintiff, for a writ of injunction, restraining relator from erecting derricks and drilling for oil and gas upon a certain tract of land in said parish. The application fails to disclose that any previous notice of the intention to make it was given, either to the clerk or to the opposing party or its counsel, as required by rule 15 of this court (67 South, xi);1 and, though the clerk does not, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Davis v. Safety First Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915