American Lung Ass'n of Louisiana, Inc. v. State

|2PARRO, Judge.

A true mineral owner sought to recover, among other things, bonus payments received by the State of Louisiana and the State Mineral Board (collectively referred to as “the State”) under leases of mineral rights eventually found not to belong to the State. The trial court awarded damages in favor of the true mineral owner in an amount equal to the bonuses received by the State under the State leases. The State appeals. This court reverses.

Facts and Procedural History

In 1924, The American Lung Association of Louisiana, Inc.’s (“American Lung”) predecessor donated land, comprising…