Hardee v. Atlantic Richfield’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “evidence may be introduced to support or controvert any of the objections pleaded, when the grounds thereof do not appear from the petition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 984 So. 2d 243 - White v. State Farm Ins. Co. · 978 So. 2d 549 - Fontenot v. Southern Energy Homes, Inc.

2. “Even assuming that some wells subject to the leases at issue are still producing, we find no merit in the defendants' primary argument that the plaintiffs' cause of action does not arise in any event until after the leases are terminated. .... ... [T]his court concluded that, while the duty of the lessee to restore the land to its former state, reasonable wear and tear excepted, was an obligation not due until completion of operations, the claims for negligence, breach of contract, exemplary damages, damages for trespass, and maritime tort arising from the lessee's obligation to maintain the leased land as a reasonably prudent operator as required under La.R.S. 31:122 did not have to wait until completion of operations to be heard. .... ... [I]f the defendants have exercised their rights under the leases unreasonably or excessively, La.R.S. 31:122 impliedly imposes the duty of restoration even if there is no express lease provision requiring restoration. This has two consequences in the present case. First, because the petition alleges that the defendants exercised their rights under the lease unreasonably and excessively, the petitioners have alleged a violation of the implied statutory obligation of the defendants under that statute. Second, having alleged specific conduct that violates the lease obligation, the plaintiffs have the right to proceed to trial and prove, if they can, that the defendants have in fact violated the terms of the lease, as well as their statutory o”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Broussard v. Hilcorp Energy Co.