Walton v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

_JjThe trial court dismissed a portion of the damage claims brought by plaintiff landowners in this so-called legacy litigation by application of the subsequent purchaser doctrine. The plaintiffs did not own the land until 2002. Their land remains subject to existing mineral leases and a mineral servitude. The partial judgment ruling of the trial court was certified for immediate appeal. We affirm the pre-purchase damages claim dismissal by the trial court’s ruling.

Facts and Procedural History

This case involves the same dispute that was before this court in Walton v. Burns, 47,388 (La.App.2d…