J-W OPERATING CO. v. OLSEN

No. 48,756-CA.

130 So.3d 1017 (2014)

J-W OPERATING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee v. George A. OLSEN, Jr., et al., Defendant-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davidson, Jones & Summers, APLC by Randall Stephen Davidson , William Lake Hearne, Jr. , Shreveport, LA, for Appellant, George A. Olsen, Jr.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, L.L.P., Shreveport, LA, by Lawrence W. Pettiette, Jr. , Joseph S. Woodley , for Appellant, Hanh T. Williams.

Wiener, Weiss & Madison, by John M. Frazier , Armand L. Roos , Shreveport, LA, Marjorie Frazier Amerine , for Appellee, Armand L. Roos, Independent Executor.

Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts By William Timothy Allen , Michael E. Riddick , Shreveport, LA, for Appellee, J-W Operating Co.

Before STEWART, MOORE and PITMAN, JJ.


MOORE, J.

George A. Olsen Jr. and Hanh T. Williams appeal a summary judgment finding that assignments of interest in a mineral lease in their favor were absolute nullities and that the interest belonged to the succession of Fred L. Houston, who prior to his death executed the initial assignment. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Factual Background

Fred L. Houston and his wife granted a mineral lease ("the Tenneco lease") over 40 acres...

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