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Geocite Petroleum Corp. v. Brock Exploration Corp.

Citations: 504 So. 2d 868; 1987 La. LEXIS 10965Docket: No. 87-CC-0615

Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana; April 20, 1987; Louisiana; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

In the case of In re Brock Exploration Corp., the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, has granted the application for a writ of certiorari and/or review concerning a judgment from the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge. The trial court's judgment, signed on November 13, 1986, has been reversed. The appellate court upheld the defendant's peremptory exception based on the objection of failure to join indispensable parties, thereby ordering the plaintiff to join all record owners of the mineral leases involved in the lawsuit.

Legal Issues Addressed

Peremptory Exception for Failure to Join Indispensable Parties

Application: The appellate court determined that the trial court's judgment was incorrect and reversed it, upholding the defendant's objection that the plaintiff failed to join indispensable parties.

Reasoning: The appellate court upheld the defendant's peremptory exception based on the objection of failure to join indispensable parties, thereby ordering the plaintiff to join all record owners of the mineral leases involved in the lawsuit.

Reversal of Trial Court Judgment

Application: The appellate court reversed the trial court's judgment, which had previously been in favor of the plaintiff, due to procedural deficiencies identified by the defendant.

Reasoning: The trial court's judgment, signed on November 13, 1986, has been reversed.

Writ of Certiorari and/or Review

Application: The Court of Appeal granted the application for a writ of certiorari and/or review, allowing them to examine and overturn the trial court's judgment.

Reasoning: The Court of Appeal, First Circuit, has granted the application for a writ of certiorari and/or review concerning a judgment from the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge.