Case Name: LOUISIANA EXPLORATION & DRILLING COMPANY v. PALACE EXPLORATION COMPANY, Bayou Black Royalty Company, Inc., et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1999-12-17
Citations: 751 So. 2d 867
Docket Number: No. 99-CC-2850
Parties: LOUISIANA EXPLORATION & DRILLING COMPANY v. PALACE EXPLORATION COMPANY, Bayou Black Royalty Company, Inc., et al.
Judges: TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 751
Pages: 867–868

Head Matter:
LOUISIANA EXPLORATION & DRILLING COMPANY v. PALACE EXPLORATION COMPANY, Bayou Black Royalty Company, Inc., et al.
No. 99-CC-2850.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 17, 1999.

Opinion:
In re Craig Seer oler, Inc.; Adolph J. Ross & Louis Gilbert; Palace Exploration Co. et al.; Bayou Black Royalty Co. Inc.; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court, Div. K, Nos. 98-18676; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 99-C-1110.
Granted. Judgment of the trial court overruling exception of improper venue is reversed for reasons assigned by Judge Plotkin in his dissenting opinion. The exception is maintained and the case is remanded to the trial court to transfer the case to the court of proper venue.
TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.