Karl E. LEWIS, Jr., Florence Jastremski, Martha Lynn Lewis and All Similarly Situated Class Members
v.
TEXACO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION CO., INC., Formerly the Texaco Producing Co., Inc., Individually and as Successor in Interest to Getty Oil Co. and Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., Individually and as Successor in Interest to United Gas Pipeline Co.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 30, 1997.
Rehearing Denied September 2, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Virgil A. Lacy, III, Metairie, for Plaintiffs/Appellees Karl E. Lewis, Jr., et al.
James M. Funderburk, Houma, for Plaintiffs and Defendants in Reconvention Karl E. Lewis, Jr., Theone Collins, Florence Jastremski, and Patricia Clark.
Charles R. Minyard, Lafayette, Roxanne Armstrong, Houston, TX, for Defendant Apache Corporation.
Joe B. Norman, Neil C. Abramson, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant Texaco Exploration & Production, Inc.
Robert J. Young Jr., New Orleans, for Defendant Koch Gateway Pipeline.
Charles Hanemann, Houma, for United Gas Pipeline Co.
John L. Lanier, Thibodaux, for Texaco, Inc.
David R. Richardson, Harry R. Holladay, New Orleans, for Amicus Curiae Shell Western E. & P., Inc., Amoco Production Company, and Amerada Hess Corp.
G. Edward Pickle, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Shell Western E. & P., Inc.
Patrick A. Juneau, Michael Juneau, Sue Nations, Lafayette, for Amicus Curiae Kerr-McGee Corporation.
Robert L. Redfearn, Donald J. Brannan, Douglas W. Redfearn, New Orleans, for Amicus Curiae Oxy U.S.A. Inc.
Louis R. Davis, Lafayette, for Amicus Curiae Phillips Petroleum Company.
John C. Boyce, Charles Leche, New Orleans, for Amicus Curiae Independent Petroleum Association of America.
G. William Jarman, Linda S. Akchin, Baton Rouge, for Amicus Curiae Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association.
Before CARTER, LeBLANC and PARRO, JJ.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
CARTER, Judge.
This is an appeal from a trial court judgment, granting plaintiffs' request for class certification in mineral royalty litigation.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Hollywood Field is located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and includes within its boundaries the City of Houma. The Hollywood Field consists of a large reservoir-wide unit, the Southdown Sand Unit, and a number of smaller units for other sands.
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