Placid Oil Co. v. Taylor

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Following our original decision in this case, 291 So.2d 892 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1974), the Supreme Court granted certiora-ri, 294 So.2d 832 (1974). The Supreme Court reversed our decision but remanded the case to us for our consideration of an issue upon which we did not pass, La., 306 So.2d 664 (1975).

*628This is a concursus proceeding, LSA-C. C.P. Article 4651 et seq. Placid Oil Company, as lessee under several oil, gas and mineral leases, deposited into court royalties accruing on two 20-acre tracts. Im-pleaded as adverse claimants to the royalties were (1) certain Taylor heirs,…