Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Franks Petroleum, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1982No. 82 CW 0208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LANIER, Judge.
This is a supervisory writ granted to review the judgment of the trial court overruling an exception of improper venue. Suit was originally filed by the plaintiffs to secure from Franks Petroleum, Inc. interest and attorney’s fees as penalties, in accordance with La.R.S. 31:133 et seq., for failure to timely pay royalties for mineral production pursuant to a mineral lease covering certain lands in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Plaintiffs filed a supplemental and amending petition seeking, in addition to interest and attorney’s fees, damages equal to double the amount of royalties…
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