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The Parol Evidence Rule at Work in a Mineral Transaction

By Charles Sartain on March 14, 2017
Posted in Contract Disputes, Land Titles, Title Issues

maneiri-1A phrase currently in common usage begins with “‘cluster” and ends with a vulgarity that has been around for centuries. Saheid v. Kennedy presents facts that pretty much exemplify the meaning of the phrase:

  • While living in England, start out to buy a hotel in New Orleans,
  • have no experience in Louisiana mineral transactions,
  • when

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Assigning By “Stratigraphic Equivalent”? Be Careful

By Charles Sartain on September 13, 2016
Posted in Contract Disputes, Land Titles, Purchase and Sale Agreements

stratigraphic formation

Co-author Brooke Sizer

How many of your mineral conveyances are described like this:

… all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to (a) the oil, gas and other minerals in, to and under the lands … ONLY INSOFAR as such oil, gas and other minerals are located below that depth which is the…

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