Irion v. Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The Standard Oil Company of Louisiana has appealed from a judgment, which was granted to the plaintiff, Robert R. Irion, on the face of the pleadings, condemning it to pay to Irion the proceeds of certain royalty oil produced from lands belonging to the latter situated within the area of the Eola Oil Field in Avoyelles Parish.

The facts of the case, which are stated in the pleadings, are not in dispute and we find them to be as follows:

The plaintiff, Irion, being…