Nabors Oil & Gas Co. v. McCormick
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; John H. Boone, Judge. Action by the Nabors Oil & Gas Company against William E. McCormick and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
The case as here presented by the pleadings and evidence is as follows:
Plaintiff alleges: That J. M. Nabors owned the mineral rights in, under, and pertaining to 7,215 acres of land lying in De Soto and Bed River parishes, and that on January 27, 1911, he executed a so-called “pretended” lease to Snyder and McCormick authorizing them to explore the land for oil, gas, and other minerals, with all rights necessary and incidental thereto. That, by various subleases, Snyder and McCormick assigned said lease, or rights thereunder, in so far as it affected certain…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nabors v. Producers' Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Cochran v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Barrow v. PenickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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