Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Evolution Petroleum Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 15, 2014No. 49,301-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
hThe case is before us for a second time on the issue of whether plaintiffs have pled a cause of action to rescind the sale of their l/8th lease royalty to their mineral lessee. Following remand of the first appeal, plaintiffs filed a supplemental and amended petition. The trial court, however, dismissed plaintiffs’ claims again on defendants’ exception of no cause of action. For the following reasons, we reverse.
Facts and Procedural History
In this case, the owners of the l/8th royalty of mineral leases claim that the sale of their royalty to the owner of the working interest of those leases…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Greene v. Gulf Coast BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Bunge Corp. v. Gatx Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Carter v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Skannal v. BamburgLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McCarthy v. Evolution Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2015
- John C. McCarthy, Individually and as Trustee of the Kathleen McCarthy Balden Trust, and Majorie M. Moss v. Evolution Petroleum Corporation, Formerly Known as Natural Gas Systems, Inc., and Ngs Sub CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015
- McCarthy v. Evolution Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2015