Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Clark
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 22, 1954No. 41312PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
The plaintiffs, S. B. Hicks, J. R. Querbes, and W. M. Phillips, instituted this suit against the defendants, Prentice O. Clark, Sam Brown, M. Daley Brown, and Odie Waites, to be recognized as owners of one-fourth of the oil, gas, and other minerals in 1142.88 acres of land owned by the defendants in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Plaintiffs’ suit was dismissed on exceptions of no cause or right of action, and they have appealed.
The material facts as disclosed by the petition and the attached documents are as follows:
On December 9, 1941, W. C. Raines sold the property to J. H.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Long-Bell Petroleum Co. v. TriticoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- United States v. Nebo Oil Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Palmer Corporation of Louisiana v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- McDonald v. RichardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- J. R. Butler v. Garvis I. Bazemore, C. T. Ruffin and Goodwyn H. Harris, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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