Amerada Petroleum Corp. v. State Mineral Board

ROGERS, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Register of the State Land Office and the State Mineral Board from a judgment of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of-St. Martin rejecting the demands made by appellants in a certain concursus proceeding.

On joint motion signed by counsel representing the parties, the case was submitted for decision without oral argument, as provided by Section 8 of Rule XIX of this Court. Briefs have been filed on behalf of all parties to the appeal.

The Amerada Petroleum Corporation and the Phillips Petroleum Company, both Delaware corporations…