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Permalink Reply by Ben Elmore on June 6, 2012 at 10:51

If you are in Texas, it would not be, assuming they have not appealed the Judge's tossing of the will.  If they have appealed, then no final judgment yet that the will is invalid.  Assuming it is a final judgment and you are the rightful owner, you would need to get that company to execute a release of that lease to clear title.

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Permalink Reply by LN on June 6, 2012 at 12:22

It happened in Louisiana.

Interesting to read at another post where landowners were quite upset from dealing with this particular O&G Company.  Someone gave out the Name, Phone #, and email address of the Attorney General's Office. 

Am so grateful for this site. 

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Permalink Reply by Max on June 7, 2012 at 5:13

It's next to impossible to get a Will thrown out in Louisiana, something had to be bad wrong.  If a Judge tosses one, you've got 99% of the battle fought.  Judges don't like appeals, when they sign a Order, you can bet they feel comfortable with their decision.  

I would contact the O&G company and find out who their contact person/department is regarding fraudulent lease contacts due to non-authorized parties.

Send the Judges Order and a cover letter explaining the details to that person or department.  Don't tell the company if there has been an appeal, let them find out that on their own.     

By you making the first move to correct this issue, the company has to do something.  If you wait around until the courts are finished, you could be waiting a long time, it depends on how much money the other party wants to pay an attorney.

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Permalink Reply by LN on June 7, 2012 at 6:04

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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