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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Melancon v. Texas Company, 89 So. 2d 135.

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B.A. Kelly Land Co., L.L.C. v. Questar Exploration & Production Co. 106 So. 3d 181 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2012
They contend that a , (1956), where the court rejected the lessee’s reliance on it as “anomalous, if not ridiculous.” Finally, a lease that terminates for failure to produce cannot be “revived” by later production.
Distinguished Edmundson Bros. Partnership v. Montex Drilling Co. 672 So. 2d 1061 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
(1956), the Dawes court stated: In Melancon ...
Goodrich v. Exxon Co., USA 608 So. 2d 1019 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1992
(1956) also supports the conclusion that joint mineral lessors should be treated as one.
Frey v. Amoco Production Co. 603 So. 2d 166 La. 1992
Succession of Doll, supra ; , (1956).
Succession of Doll v. Doll 593 So. 2d 1239 La. 1992
Dawes v. Hale 421 So. 2d 1208 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1982
(1956), a mineral lease was canceled in its entirety for failure to pay production royalties in spite of the fact that the lease contained an acreage retention clause substantially identical to the clause under consideration here.
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Becnel 417 So. 2d 1198 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1982
In regard to the question of attorney fees, the plaintiff argues that since there was offered no proof that the attorney fees have actually been paid, or an obligation to pay incurred, recovery should be defeated, , (1956).
Bayou Bouillon Corp. v. Atlantic Richfield Co. 385 So. 2d 834 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1980
(1956); Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
Hall v. Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. 359 So. 2d 255 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1978
Huhn v. Marshall Exploration, Inc. 337 So. 2d 561 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1976
Gremillion v. Mouledous 309 So. 2d 897 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
The listing agreement is the time you have to perform your function; you either do it or you don’t do it.” Mineral royalties paid to the lessor landowner are usually considered to be the same as rent, , (1956); LSA-R.S.
Bourgeois v. EXXON CORPORATION 300 So. 2d 632 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1974
637 , -137 (1957); , (1956); (La.App.
Hibbert v. Mudd 294 So. 2d 518 La. 1974
(1956); Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
Wilson v. Sun Oil Company 290 So. 2d 844 La. 1974
637 , (1957); , (1956); (La.App.
Alvord v. Sun Oil Company 271 So. 2d 561 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1973
(1956); Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
Hibbert v. Mudd 272 So. 2d 697 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1972
Wilson v. Sun Oil Co. 265 So. 2d 344 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1972
Alvord v. Sun Oil Co. 251 So. 2d 659 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1971
(1956); Milling v. Collector of Revenue, 220 La.
Bouterie v. Kleinpeter 247 So. 2d 548 La. 1971
(1956) ; Milling v. Collector of Revenue, 220 La.
McDonald v. Grande Corp. 214 So. 2d 795 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1968
Fontenot v. Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company 197 So. 2d 715 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1967
Bollinger v. Republic Petroleum Corp. 196 So. 2d 276 La. 1967
and other cases decided by the Courts of Appeal.
Melancon v. Republic Petroleum Corp. 196 So. 2d 277 La. 1967
I , (1956) and the contested clause in the case at bar.
Bollinger v. Republic Petroleum Corp. 196 So. 2d 276 La. 1967
and other cases decided by the Courts of Appeal.
Bollinger v. Republic Petroleum Corporation 194 So. 2d 139 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
Plaintiff further relies on Melancon v. Texas Company (1956) , ; Bollinger v. Texas Company (1957) 232 La.
Cox v. Cardinal Drilling Company 188 So. 2d 667 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1966
427 , (1952); , (1956); Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
City of New Orleans v. Hautot 185 So. 2d 24 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1966
McCain v. McCain Bros., 165 La.
LeSage v. Union Producing Co. 176 So. 2d 777 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1965
(1956); Sohio Petroleum Company v. Miller, 237 La.
International Union of Operating Engineers v. Guy Scroggins, Inc. 168 So. 2d 724 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1964
In the .absence of evidence in the record as to the value of such reasonable attorney’s fees, cf., , (syllabi 16, 17), or -of a finding by the trial court under the •eye of which the services were performed as to the reasonable valuation thereof, cf., Thigpen v. Thigpen, 231 La.
Harris v. JC Trahan Drilling Contractor, Inc. 168 So. 2d 881 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1964
(1956); Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
Sellers v. Continental Oil Company 168 So. 2d 435 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1964
Plaintiffs, in seeking cancellation of the mineral lease, , ; Bailey v. Meadows, La.App., (2 Cir.); and Pierce v. Atlantic Refining Company, La.App., .
Broadhead v. Pan American Petroleum Corporation 166 So. 2d 329 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1964
* * *" As a basis for the cancellation of the lease, , 89 So.
Fawvor v. US Oil of Louisiana, Inc. 162 So. 2d 602 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1964
(failure to pay royalties for 15 months without justification); Bollinger v. Texas Co., 232 La.
McDonald v. Grande Corporation 148 So. 2d 441 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1962
637 , ; , ; Pierce v. Atlantic Refining Company, La.App.
Vaughan v. Dowling 144 So. 2d 371 La. 1962
498 ; , Prince v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., La.App., ; Malveaux v. Buller, La.App., ; , .
Monk v. Monk 144 So. 2d 384 La. 1962
426 , ; , ; and Martin v. T. L. James & Co., 237 La.
Pierce v. Atlantic Refining Company 140 So. 2d 19 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1962
* * *" Plaintiff, , , Bollinger v. Texas Co., 232 La.
Davis v. Laster 138 So. 2d 558 La. 1962
These delay rentals were accepted by lessor without complaint for nine long years, which, together with the fact that there is no suggestion in the case at bar of a refusal to pay shut-in royalties had lessor required their payment, , , and Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
Bailey v. Meadows 130 So. 2d 501 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1961
All of such decisions culminated in the landmark cases of Melancon v. Texas Company, 1956, , , and Bollinger v. Texas Company, 1957, 232 La.
Davis v. Laster 130 So. 2d 479 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1961
at page 114 , 9 So.2d at page 478 — italics ours.” , ; Bollinger v. Texas Company, 232 La.
Schnitt v. Woods 125 So. 2d 451 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1960
637 , , , concerned failure of the respective lessees to pay production royalties as required by the lease agree *456 ments.
Sohio Petroleum Co. v. Millers 112 So. 2d 695 La. 1959
and Seiber v. Ringgold, 231 La.
Sohio Petroleum Company v. Miller 112 So. 2d 695 La. 1959
and Seiber v. Ringgold, 231 La.
Thomas W. Hooley & Sons v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance 103 So. 2d 449 La. 1958
In the absence of evidence in the record as to the value of such reasonable attorney’s fees, cf., , (syllabi 16, 17), or of a finding by the trial court under the eye of which the services were performed as to the reasonable valuation thereof, cf., Thigpen v. Thigpen, 231 La.
Bollinger v. Texas Company 95 So. 2d 132 La. 1957
The suit is a , , and it was stipulated that various undisputed facts be incorporated into the present controversy.
Seiber v. Ringgold 93 So. 2d 530 La. 1957