Case ID: so2d_520/html/0118-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "DIXON, CJ.,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY v. The Honorable Herbert W. THOMPSON, etc.
    No. 87-C-2725.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    Feb. 26, 1988.
   In re Sabine Production Co. — Third Party; Frey, Frederick J. — Third Party; Leon-ards, Edwin J. — Third Party; Crutcher-Tufts Corp. — Third Party; H & W Petro-Resources, Inc. — Third Party; WPM Exploration Inc. — Third Party; Powell, Billy R.— Third Party; Pfeisters, Sam L. — Third Party; Jackson Bldg. Components, Inc. — Third Party; Circle Seven Oil & Gas Inc. — Third Party; Royal Energy Ltd. — Third Party; Dike, A.R. — Third Party; Saunders, Charles D. — Third Party; Circle Seven Investments — Third Party; Herlihy Exploration-Third Party; Mo-MC & Associates— Third Party; Fowler, James E. — Third Party; Taylor, W.E. Gene — Third Party; William L. Word & Co. — Third Party; Word, William L. — Third Party; Atkins, A.C.— Third Party; Enis, G. Hunter — Third Party; Hanks, James B. — Third Party; Wom-ack, Milton — Third Party; Jenkins, James S. — Third Party; Penniman, G. Allen Jr.— Third Party; Gladney, C. Wallace — Third Party; Bridgeforth, Austin S. Ill — Third Party; Goodrich, Hugh — Third Party; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Number CA86 0190, CA86 1316, CA86 1317; Parish of East Baton Rouge 19th Judicial District Court Div. “B” Number 283, 872, 300, 980.

Denied.

DIXON, CJ., and CALOGERO and DENNIS, JJ., would grant the writ.

DIXON, CJ.,

would grant with a view toward simplifying the division of proceeds from gas in a unit so that each royalty owner in a unit is paid his share of each cubic foot of gas sold, less cost of production.