DUCK v. HUNT OIL CO.

No. 13-628.

134 So.3d 114 (2014)

John C. DUCK v. HUNT OIL COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Davidson, III , Christopher J. Piasecki , Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier, McElligott, Fontenot, Gideon & Edwards, Lafayette, LA, V. Russell Purvis , Smith, Taliaferro & Purvis, Jonesville, LA, J. Michael Veron , J. Rock Palermo , Alonzo P. Wilson , Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant John C. Duck.

Albert M. Hand, Jr. , Scott L. Zimmer , James R. Sterritt , Ryan C. Williams , Cook, Yancy, King & Galloway, Shreveport, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Hunt Oil Company.

Alex L. Andrus, III , James T. Guglielmo , Guglielmo, Lopez, Tuttle, Hunter & Jarrell, L.L.P., Opelousas, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Harvest Petroleum, Inc.

Leonard L. Kilgore, III , Esteban Herrera, Jr. , L. Victor Gregoire , Melissa M. Cresson , Richard D. McConnell, Jr. , Victor J. Suane, Jr. , Kean Miller LLP, Baton Rouge, LA, Michael R. Phillips , Louis M. Grossman , Kean Miller LLP, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

John P. Wolff, III , Nancy B. Gilbert , Stephen M. Whitlow , Martin E. Golden , Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd., Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee David New Operating Co., Inc.

Morgan J. Wells, Jr. , Evan J. Godofsky , Larzelere Picou Wells Simpson Lonero, LLC, Metairie, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Radzewicz Operating Corporation.

James C. McMichael, Jr. , McMichael, Medlin, D'Anna, Wedgeworth & Lafargue, L.L.C., Shreveport, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Seagull Operating Co., Inc.

Paul M. Adkins , Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, Shreveport, LA for Defendant/Appellee Pinnacle Operating Co., Inc.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, SHANNON J. GREMILLION, and PHYLLIS M. KEATY, Judges.


KEATY, Judge.

Property owner appeals the trial court's judgment granting motions for summary judgment and exceptions of no cause of action and no right of action in favor of the defendants. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts are not in dispute. John C. Duck acquired a half interest in a 5.2 acre tract of property located in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, on July 1, 2004.1

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