Legal Opinion
Ford v. Lester
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 14, 2014No. 48,932-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
LAt issue in this appeal is the ownership of mineral rights underlying two 20.2-acre tracts of land (“the disputed property”) in Caddo Parish. After a bench trial, the trial court denied the claims of the plaintiffs, who are the surface owners of the disputed property and who sought, along with other relief, to be declared owners of the mineral rights underlying their land. The plaintiffs now appeal. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
FACTS
Plaintiffs Gene Bartlett Haskins (“Has-kins”) and spouses Preston William Ford and Elissa Amaral Ford (“the…
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