BOWN v. AUSTRAL OIL CO., INC.

No. 5221.

322 So.2d 866 (1975)

Ralph BOWN, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1975.

Writ Refused February 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bean & Rush by Warren D. Rush, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe by L. E. Donohoe, Jr., Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before MILLER, WATSON and CUTRER, JJ.


CUTRER, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Ralph Bown, Jr., L. C. Aycock and E. W. Fort, seek a declaratory judgment recognizing them as overriding royalty owners in leases held by Austral Oil Company, Inc. and an accounting for production thereunder. An exception of no cause of action filed by Austral was granted and plaintiffs' suit dismissed. This appeal by plaintiffs followed. We affirm.

The issues presented by the pleadings are centered around a letter agreement...

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