Legal Opinion
Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC v. Kerr-Mcgee Rocky Mountain, LLC
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 8, 2015No. 2014-C -2592PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOLL, Justice.
hThis mineral case presents a classic battle of experts, which- was résolved through factual findings and credibility determinations by the trier of fact. In its simplest terms, this case was brought by the plaintiffs, mineral' royalty owners, against defendants, mineral lessees ■ and working interest owners, for unrecovered hydrocarbons after two wells ceased production. Following a lengthy bench trial, the District Court concluded plaintiffs had not proven the operators caused any loss of hydrocarbons and dismissed their claims with prejudice.
The single issue before us is…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Housley v. CeriseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Favrot v. FavrotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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