TAYLOR v. WOODPECKER CORP.

No. 89-C-2801.

562 So.2d 888 (1990)

John M. TAYLOR and John Marvin Taylor, Jr. v. WOODPECKER CORPORATION, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan M. Calhoun, Calhoun, Murray & McLemore, Vidalia, for Ashland Oil Inc. defendant-applicant.

George Griffing, Jonesville, for Taylor plaintiff-respondent.

Lisa D. Hanchey, Randall A. Karr, George W. Hardy, III, Mangham, Hardy, Rolfs & Abadie, Lafayette, for Woodpecker Corp. defendant-respondent.

Joseph Wilson, Gaharan & Wilson, Jena, for Woodpecker Corp., defendant-respondent.

J.W. Seibert, III, Vidalia, for Wentworth defendant-respondent.

J.P. Mauffray, Jr., Jena, for Joseph Allen defendant-respondent.


SHORTESS, Justice Pro Tem.

The issue in this case is whether a party claiming rights as an unleased mineral interest owner in a pooled drilling unit, who has made no arrangements to separately dispose of the share of unit production attributable to his land, has a right and/or cause of action against a purchaser of unit production to recover the value of his share.

In order to prevent waste of Louisiana's oil and gas resources and avoid the drilling of unnecessary...

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