Ferdinand Henry Schutten v. Shell Oil Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1970-01-30

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CARSWELL, Circuit Judge: Appellants filed suit in the District Court seeking to evict the appellee, Shell Oil Company, and seeking an accounting for the removal of oil, gas, and other minerals from land in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Appellants, who are not in possession, claim ownership of the land and demand an accounting from…

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