Legal Opinion
McLaurin v. Shell Western E. & P., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1985No. 85-4240PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s action for cancellation of an oil and gas lease. This Court affirms the judgment of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
The realty involved in the instant case was originally owned by G.S. McLaurin. G.S. McLaurin died, leaving his interest in the realty to his heirs — his two surviving children, Floree Jordan and Melvin McLaurin, and his two grandchildren, Gloria McLaurin and the plaintiff-appellant Dr. Jasper McLaurin, Jr. (“Dr. McLaurin”).
In 1969, Dr. McLaurin, Floree Jordan,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morriss v. First Nat. Bank of MissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Batex Oil Company v. La Brisa Land and Cattle Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Superior Oil Co. v. Devon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Southwest Gas Producing Company v. SealeMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
- Cannon v. CassidySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Kroger Co. v. Chimneyville Properties, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1991
- McLAURIN v. SHELL WESTERNCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Smith v. Clubhouse Investments, Inc. (In Re Clubhouse Investments, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 2010
- Tri M Petroleum Company, William E. Hathorn, R.C. Speights, Jr., and Thomas G. Bass v. Getty Oil Company, C.R. Ridgway, Jr. And First National Bank of Jackson as Co-Trustees of the W.S. Ridgway Trust v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986