Case Name: J-O'B OPERATING COMPANY, Agent for the Traverse Group, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEWMONT OIL COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1990-03-14
Citations: 560 So. 2d 860
Docket Number: No. 88-1130
Parties: J-O’B OPERATING COMPANY, Agent for the Traverse Group, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEWMONT OIL COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 560
Pages: 860–861

Head Matter:
J-O’B OPERATING COMPANY, Agent for the Traverse Group, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEWMONT OIL COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
No. 88-1130.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
March 14, 1990.
Rehearing Denied April 23, 1990.
Writs Denied June 29, 1990.
Thomas J. Wyatt, David L. Smelly, Shreveport, Charles R. Sonnier, Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellee.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam & Duplantis, John M. McCollam, B.J. Duplantis, Loulan J. Pitre, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Preston.
Scofield, Gerard, Veron, Hoskins & Soi-leau, John B. Scofield, David Hoskins, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant Newmont Oil Co.
Ottinger & Gates, Patrick S. Ottinger, Lafayette, Stanley O. Krist, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee Adobe.
Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Patrick G. Tracy, Jr., Lafayette, Woodley, Williams, Fenet, Palmer & Norman, James E. Williams, Lake Charles, Mangham, Hardy, Rolfs & Abadie, Charles R. Minyard, Lafayette, for Smith.
Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ.

Opinion:
GUIDRY, Judge.
This case was consolidated for trial and appeal with J-O'B Operating Company, Agent for the Former Stockholders and Employees of Jones-O'Brien, Inc. v. Newmont Oil Company, et al., 560 So.2d 852 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1990), also decided on this date.
For the reasons assigned in the aforesaid case, the judgment appealed from is reversed and set aside. It is now ordered, adjudged and decreed that plaintiffs' suit be dismissed. All costs at the trial level and on appeal are to be borne by J-O'B Operating Company, Adobe Resources Corporation and Rebel Oil Company.
REVERSED AND RENDERED.