Buffington v. Buffington

JANVIER, Judge.

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment. It presents solely questions of law on the determination of which depends the ownership as between a usufructuary and a naked owner of certain bonuses, delay rentals and royalties which have resulted or may result from an oil, gas and mineral lease covering the land in question, which consists of 799.62 acres known as Belmont Plantation in the Parish of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana.

There is no dispute concerning the facts. After the death of Dr. Wiley R. Buffington on November 30, 1950, there was judgment in his succession proceedings…