Nunez v. Collins

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is a tort action for invasion of privacy which arose when O. G. Collins, Jr., recorded a mineral lease containing in the lease’s caption the names of four persons not party to the lease.

The tract of land in question is owned in indivisión by nine co-owners. The defendant attempted to purchase an oil, gas and mineral lease from all nine co-owners of the tract. The names of all nine co-owners appear in the caption of the lease as lessors and again in the section of the lease stating the amount of consideration to be paid to each co-owner when the lease was executed. Only five…