Payne v. Walmsley

HAMITER, Judge.

Plaintiffs allege in their petition in this cause that they are entitled to the ownership of one-half of the interest claimed by defendant in and to certain recorded oil, gas and mineral leases affecting lands situated in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Judgment is requested by them recognizing and decreeing such ownership and ordering the conveyance and assignment by defendant of the alleged one-half interest. The suit was instituted in the district court of the parish in which the affected land lies, rather than in Orleans Parish, where defendant is domiciled.

Defendant excepted to…