ASHBY v. IMC EXPLORATION CO.

No. 86-C-2384.

506 So.2d 1193 (1987)

David E. ASHBY, et al. v. IMC EXPLORATION COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Homer Barousse, Jr., James Cunningham, Crowley, for applicant.

James Daniels, Lafayette, for respondent.


MARCUS, Justice.*

This is a suit by surface owners David E. and Walterine Faulk Ashby (Ashby) and Cecil W. and Joyce B. Faulk (Faulk) for lease cancellation and damages against IMC Exploration Company (IMC), the mineral lessee.

The facts are generally not in dispute. In 1958, J.E. Adcock granted an oil, gas and mineral lease covering a parent tract of 89.9 acres, more or less, in which he owned the surface and all mineral rights...

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