EL PASO PRODUCTION CO. v. BLANCHARD

No. 06-1107.

269 S.W.3d 362 (2007)

EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANY and Swift Energy Company, Appellants, v. James H. BLANCHARD, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kinard, Crane & Butler, P.A., by: David F. Butler, Magnolia; Lemle & Kelleher, LLP, by: Joseph L. Shea, Jr., Shreveport, LA, for appellants.

Bell Law Firm, by: Ronny J. Bell and Karen Talbot Gean, Magnolia, for appellee.


JIM GUNTER, Justice.

Appellants, El Paso Production ("El Paso") and Swift Energy Company ("Swift") appeal an order of the Columbia County Circuit Court awarding damages to Appellee James H. Blanchard, Jr. ("Blanchard") resulting from Appellants' seismic operations conducted upon surface lands owned by Blanchard. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a recalculation of actual damages.

I. Facts

Blanchard, along with his mother,...

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