BREAUX v. APACHE OIL CORPORATION

No. 3225.

240 So.2d 589 (1970)

Agathe Guidry BREAUX et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. APACHE OIL CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Robert Shelton, Rayne, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Liskow & Lewis, by Robert T. Jorden, Andrew J. S. Jumonville, Lafayette, Skipwith & Muirhead, by Ray C. Muirhead, Houston, for defendants-appellees.

Before FRUGEé, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiffs-lessors filed this suit to cancel an oil, gas and mineral lease on the grounds that the defendants-lessees did not "commence operations for the drilling of a well", nor pay delay rentals, within the time specified. The district judge granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs' suit. Plaintiffs appealed.

The substantial issues on appeal are: (1) Is there a genuine issue of material fact as to whether...

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