J-O'B Operating Co. v. Newmont Oil Co.

Full title: J-O'B OPERATING COMPANY, AGENT FOR THE TRAVERSE GROUP, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Jun 29, 1990

560 So. 2d 860 (La. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 88-1130.

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 Soileau, 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.

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.