Louisiana Revised Statutes 31:211 – Availability of mandamus for nonpayment of sums due for production
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 31:211
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
A purchaser of production under Article 210, a purchaser of production under any division order, or a purchaser of production from a lease under which the lessee’s royalty obligation to the lessor has been satisfied by the delivery of production to the purchaser may be compelled by writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to pay sums due for production purchased by him.
Acts 1974, No. 50, §211, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.