#FINDINGS OF FACT FULL#

#FINDINGS OF FACT FULL#

The evidence was presented over 11 months and included 25 full days of testimony in court. The basis for plaintiffs complaints stemmed from the manner in which defendants handled the drilling of the wells at issue, which plaintiffs claimed caused them to lose over $13,000,000 in lost royalties. These claims were brought by mineral royalty owners against various defendants, their mineral lessees and working interest owners, alleging defendants mismanaged or imprudently operated two oil and gas wells in which plaintiffs held interests. After conducting an exhaustive review of the considerable evidence, the Supreme Court overturned the Third Circuit’s decision, reinstated the trial judge’s decision in favor of defendants and dismissed plaintiffs’ case, finding no manifest error in the trial judge’s ruling. The Louisiana Supreme Court took the opportunity presented by this case to remind appellate courts, parties and attorneys how difficult it is to overturn a trial court’s factual findings on appeal. Fact Findings of District Court Only Reversed on Appeal if Clearly WrongĬase: Hayes Fund for the First United Methodist Church of Welsh, LLC, et al.

Findings of fact