Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. Sun Oil Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 18, 1971No. 50470PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal in these proceedings decreeing that three overriding royalty owners must account to the landowner for their share of production obtained by their mineral lessee by reason of their failure to appeal from a judgment of the district court in a previous suit ordering cancellation of the mineral leases affecting the propérty, notwithstanding that a reversal of this judgment was obtained on appeal by the mineral lessees and other overriding royalty owners.
This is a sequel to a suit brought by the present…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Wier v. GlassellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Fontenot v. Sunray Mid-Continent Oil CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Humble Oil and Refining Company v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Arkansas Fuel Oil Company v. GarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Avatar Exploration, Inc., Vernon C. Moyers, Jr., and Specter Exploration, Inc. v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Wright v. Mark C. Smith & SonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. WardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Plaquemines Parish Comm'n Council v. Delta Development Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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