Legal Opinion

Hackett v. Murphy Exploration & Production Co. USA

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 15, 2017No. 16-707Published

1Opinion of the Court

GREMILLION, Judge.

I ¡This dispute pits the defendant/appellant, Murphy Exploration & Production Company-USA, against the plaintiffs/ap-pellees, Robert Wayne Hackett and Kaye Breedlove Hackett.1 Murphy is appealing the $2,411,134.00 judgment granted in favor of the Hacketts. For the reasons that follow, we affirm as amended. However, we find that the trial court erred in its award of judicial interest, and remand the matter for the proper calculation of judicial interest.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This dispute has appeared before this court before. In Hackett v. Murphy Exploration & Prod.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Nixon v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Day v. AllenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  3. Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. Eagle Pipe and Supply, Inc. v. Amerada Hess CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  5. Cimarex Energy Co. v. MauboulesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010

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