TATE, Justice.
A mineral lessee attempts to evade royalty liability under a lease by contending that a conveyance in its lessor's chain of title is an absolute nullity. Without reaching the issue of whether a mineral lessee can attack the title of its lessor, we hold that such absolute nullity is not shown.
This is a concursus proceeding. La.C. Civ.P. art. 4651 et seq. Placid Oil, as mineral lessee, deposits into court royalties accruing on two 20-acre tracts...
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