FORD v. LESTER

No. 48,932-CA.

139 So.3d 22 (2014)

Preston William FORD, Elissa Amaral Ford, and Gene Bartlett Haskins, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Mary Elizabeth Gunning LESTER, Clyde Charlie Lester, Jr. and Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Pesnell Law Firm Counsel By: J. Whitley Pesnell , for Appellants Preston William Ford, Elissa Amaral Ford, Gene Bartlett Haskins and Andrea Lynn Ford Braniff.

Jones Walker , Baton Rouge, By: Michael B. Donald , Nicole Duarte , Krystal P. Scott , for Appellees Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P. PXP Louisiana, L.L.C. and Larchmont Resources, L.L.P.

Kevin W. Hammond , for Appellees Mary Elizabeth Gunning Lester and Clyde Charlie Lester, Jr.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.


STEWART, J.

At issue in this appeal is the ownership of mineral rights underlying two 20.2-acre tracts of land ("the disputed property") in Caddo Parish. After a bench trial, the trial court denied the claims of the plaintiffs, who are the surface owners of the disputed property and who sought, along with other relief, to be declared owners of the mineral rights underlying their land. The plaintiffs now appeal. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm...

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