Legal Opinion
Rathborne Land Co., LLC v. Ascent Energy, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2010No. 09-30499PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-Appellants Ascent Energy, Inc. and Ascent Energy Louisiana, L.L.C. (collectively, “Ascent”) appeal from a bench trial in which Rathborne Land Company, L.L.C. (“Rathborne”) was awarded damages for Ascent’s breach of its obligations to reasonably develop and explore a leased, 449.57-acre parcel of oil, gas, and mineral land. Ascent argues that Rathborne failed to put Ascent into default before filing suit and that Rathborne is not the proper plaintiff. Ascent also challenges various aspects of the district court’s award of damages, pre-judgment…
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