Legal Opinion
Prather v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided June 7, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-106-BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Chevron) for a partial summary judgment. No oral argument is required on this motion.
The plaintiff, John B. Prather, filed this suit to recover property damages allegedly sustained as a result of the defendant’s operation of a gas well on plaintiff’s land. In his complaint, plaintiff sued for four items of damage: 1) the cost of timber removed by Chevron; 2) the loss of the use of some 27.5 acres of crop land; 3) the value of dirt used by Chevron for the construction of the well site; and 4) the…
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- Rohner v. Austral Oil Exploration Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- East v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Smith v. SchusterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Broussard v. WaterburyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Clement v. Marion Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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