Bristo v. Christine Oil & Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Phrish of De Soto; James G. Palmer, Judge. Action by Bettie Bristo against the Christine Oil & Gas Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment annulling a contract purporting to be a sale of the minerals on or in the plaintiff’s land and a lease of the land for mining purposes.
The principal features of the contract are these: For and in consideration of the price and sum of $1 paid in cash by the grantee, the plaintiff granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed unto the grantee, and his heirs and assigns, all of the oil, gas, coal, and other minerals in and under the lands described in the contract, together with the right of *314ingress and egress at all times for drilling and mining purposes. The…
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