COLEMAN v. EGLE

Nos. 12806, 12807.

376 So.2d 983 (1979)

Perry H. COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edna Z. EGLE et al., Defendants-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1979.

Writ Refused January 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde C. Caillouet, Thibodaux, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bernard E. Boudreaux, Jr., Bauer, Darnall, McNulty & Boudreaux, Franklin, for defendants-appellees.

Andrew J. S. Jumonville, Jumonville, Hartley, Plauche & Broadhurst, Lafayette, Mark H. Tompkins, New Orleans, for defendant Ranger Oil Co., appellee.

Before LANDRY, EDWARDS and LEAR, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff (Appellant) appeals from judgment nullifying a purported sale of a one-sixteenth royalty interest to Appellant's assignor, James P. Coleman, from Raymond C. Egle (deceased) on the ground that Egle's signature to the sale was forged. We affirm.

Appellant contends the trial court erred in: (1) rejecting the testimony of three alleged eyewitnesses to the signature of Egle and basing its decision on the testimony of three handwriting experts...

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