Legal Opinion
Baker v. Potter
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 27, 1953No. 40601Published
1Opinion of the Court
65 So.2d 598 (1952)
223 La. 274
BAKER
v.
POTTER et al.
No. 40601.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 15, 1952.
On Rehearing April 27, 1953.
Campbell & Campbell, Minden, for defendant-appellant.
McConnell & McConnell, Springhill, for plaintiff-appellee.
McCALEB, Justice.
This is a suit for cancellation of a mineral lease for failure to make timely payment of the delay rental.
On September 15th 1947, plaintiff granted to Lawrence Potter an oil and gas lease covering 95.48 acres of land owned by him in Webster Parish. The lease had a primary term of five years and provided, among other things, that it…
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- Bond v. Midstates Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Canal-Commercial Trust & Savings Bank v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Gulf Refining Co. v. HayneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Fomby v. Columbia County Development Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
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