CASON v. CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.

No. 47,084-CA.

92 So.3d 436 (2012)

Edgar CASON & Flora Caskey Cason, Plaintiff-Appellants v. CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., Empress Louisiana Properties, L.P., et al., Defendant-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethard & Bethard, LLP, Coushatta, LA, by James G. Bethard , for Appellants.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, by Michael B. Donald , Krystal P. Scott , for Appellee Empress Louisiana Properties, & Chesapeake Operating and Fluid Disposal Specialties.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, LA, by Herschel E. Richard, Jr. , John T. Kalmbach , for Appellee EnCana Oil & Gas (USA).

Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette, LA, by Lawrence P. Simon, Jr. , Brian W. Capell , for Appellee SWEPI, LP.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

Edgar and Flora Cason appeal a judgment that overruled their exceptions and granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Empress Louisiana Properties, prohibiting the Casons from interfering with the construction of a gas pipeline from a well drilled on land leased from the Casons. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

The Casons own, among other properties...

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