CHESAPEAKE OPERATING v. CITY OF SHERVEPORT

Nos. 48,608-CA, 48,609-CA, 48,610-CA, 48,611-CA.

132 So.3d 537 (2014)

CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT and Caddo Parish Commission, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Downer, Huguet & Wilhite, Shreveport, by: William R. Huguet , Michael A. Marino , for Intervenor Appellant, EXCO Operating Co., L.P.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, Shreveport, by: Jerald L. Perlman , Edwin H. Byrd, III , for Defendant Appellant, City of Shreveport.

Onebane Law Firm, Lafayette, by: Randall C. Songy , Karen D. Ancelet , Jeremy B. Shealy , for Third Party Appellees, Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P., PXP Louisiana, L.L.C. and Larchmont Resources, L.L.P.

Davidson, Jones & Summers, by: Randall S. Davidson , Shreveport, Wm. Lake Hearne, Jr. , for Defendant Appellee, Caddo Parish Commission.

Before STEWART, DREW and GARRETT, JJ.


STEWART, J.

The res nova issue presented in this appeal concerns whether annexation by the City of Shreveport ("the city") of Caddo Parish territory, which included dedicated public roads, transferred ownership of the public roads and underlying acreage to the city so that the city, rather than Caddo Parish, is entitled to the proceeds of mineral production attributable to that acreage. On competing summary judgment motions, the trial court concluded that the...

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