SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY v. COX

No. 54734.

307 So.2d 350 (1975)

SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY v. Edwin L. COX et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Bailey, Bailey & Hollier, Lafayette, for defendants-applicants.

Gene W. Lafitte, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, Lawrence E. Donohoe, Jr., Davidson, Meaux, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian & Diaz, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-respondents.

James D. Rives, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.


DIXON, Justice.

Plaintiff, Superior Oil Company, and third party plaintiffs, Midwest Oil Corporation and Belco Petroleum Corporation, claim an interest in certain oil and gas leases which Midwest and Belco assigned to defendants, Edwin L. Cox and others. The case involves the interpretation of the "acreage or cash contributions" clause in a joint operating agreement.

From an adverse judgment in the district court, Cox appealed. Plaintiffs answered the appeal...

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