Legal Opinion

Broussard v. Hilcorp Energy Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 20, 2009No. 2009-C-0449, 2009-C-0469PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Justice.*

_JjWe granted this writ application to determine whether La. R.S. 31:136 applies to the plaintiffs’ claims, thus requiring plaintiffs to provide defendants with pre-suit notice and an opportunity to perform prior to filing suit. For the following reasons, we affirm the court of appeal, and hold that La. R.S. 31:136 is inapplicable to the plaintiffs’ claims.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiffs, Kern Broussard and Nettie Ann Dubois Broussard, own certain real *815property in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, on which mineral, surface, and subsurface |2leases were granted to various…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Holly & Smith v. St. Helena Cong. FacilitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  2. Thibodeaux v. DonnellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  3. Green v. Louisiana Underwriters Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  4. TERREBONNE SCHOOL BD. v. Castex EnergySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  5. In Matter of American Waste and Pollution Control Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Marin v. Exxon Mobil Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  2. State v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
  3. City of Bossier City v. VernonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
  4. Catahoula Parish School Board v. Louisiana Machinery Rentals, LLCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
  5. FIA Card Services, N.A. v. WeaverSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011

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