Legal Opinion
Lowry v. Atlantic Refining Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 16, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 8975PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this case are Ruffin T. Lowry, a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, and his co-owners in a mineral lease affecting certain lands in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, owned by the family of George J. LeBourgeois, now deceased. Suit is against Atlantic Refining Company, which also claims leasehold rights *777on the property by virtue of a mineral lease held by it.
Originally filed in the Sixteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana, the suit was removed by defendant. There is diversity of citizenship between the parties, and the property in question has an undisputed…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Hayes v. MullerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Reagan v. MurphySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Buillard v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Succession of MooreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- Verdin v. ThomasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc. v. Heirs of WatsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Ruffin T. Lowry v. The Atlantic Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966