Legal Opinion
Schwing Lumber & Shingle Co. v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1942No. 36660PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
The question involved in this suit is whether the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District, created by Act 97 of 1890, owns the mineral rights in or on the NE % of Sec. 67, T. 9 S., R. 11 E., in the Parish of Iberville, or'whether those mineral rights are owned by the .plaintiff, Schwing Lumber & Shingle Company, Inc., which owns the land in fee.
Claiming to own the mineral rights, the Levee Board adopted a resolution on September 3, 1941, which authorized the publication of a notice inviting bids for a mineral lease covering the land. The Schwing Lumber Sr Shingle Company, claiming to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Atchafalaya Land Co. v. F. B. Williams Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. AllisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Barnett v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Hyams' Heirs v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Atchafalaya Land Co. v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ober v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Bd. of Com'rs. Etc. v. Hunter FoundationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Shell Oil Co. v. Bd. of Com'rs of Pontchartrain Dist.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- King v. BOARD OF COM'RS FOR ATCHAFALAYA BASIN L. DIST.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Dynamic Exploration, Inc. v. LeBlancSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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