Legal Opinion

EXCO Operating Company, L.P. v. Evelyn Arnold, et

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 4, 2014No. 13-31043Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellee Exco Operating Company (“Exco”) filed an interpleader action in the district court to determine the identities of the rightful heirs to the proceeds from a mineral-producing property. The district court adopted the special master’s recommendation that certain individuals were the rightful heirs, and that their claims were not time-barred. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case involves a unit of land located in Jackson Parish, Louisiana (the “Property”), owned by Ned and Nannie Turner. According to an October 18, 1932 Judgment of Possession…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Jacobs v. NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTERCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. Canal Barge Company, Inc. v. Torco Oil Company Gulfstream Trading, Ltd. CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc. v. Schwarz Pharma, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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