Miller v. Long Oil & Gas Exploration, Ltd.

KNOLL, Judge.

Dr. Garland D. Miller appeals an adverse judgment dismissing his claim against Long Oil & Gas Exploration, Ltd. (hereafter Long) for damages for Long’s failure to comply with the terms of a written contract which granted Long a servitude of passage to and from an oil well in Sabine Parish.

The trial court ruled that: (1) even though the servitude did not specify the location of the road, the parties agreed on its location; (2) since Miller failed to prove the parish requirements for the construction or maintenance of a rural, non-subdivision road, he is not entitled to damages…