Sandefer & Andress, Inc. v. Pruitt

NORRIS, Judge.

This is a concursus proceeding. At stake is the ownership of minerals that underlie a 60-acre portion of the 260-acre “Scott Tract” in Webster Parish. The trial court found that although the title was burdened of record with a mineral servitude, ten years of nonuse had elapsed, thus unifying the surface and mineral estates. The appellants here are a group of mineral claimants who derive their title from the original servitude owners. Not all the mineral *935claimants have appealed. The appellees are the surface owners, who prevailed at ■trial. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

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