Legal Opinion

O'Brien v. State Mineral Board

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 10, 1945No. 37754PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs, alleging that they and their predecessors in title have been the owners since 1883 and in actual possession for more than ten years, of certain lands in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, including Sections 17 to 36, inclusive, in Township 13 South, Range 3 West, filed this suit against the State Mineral Board and the Pure Oil Company, praying for the cancellation, in so far as it affected certain lake and bayou bottoms lying wholly within the boundaries of plaintiffs' land, of a lease granted by the State Mineral Board to the Pure Oil Company.

The State Mineral Board filed exceptions…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Smelting Co. v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Hopt v. PeopleSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. United States v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  4. Davis's Administrator v. WeibboldSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Miami Corporation v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  2. California Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  3. Dardar v. Lafourche Realty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  5. State v. CenacLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961

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