Second Assignee of Mineral Leases Is Indispensable Party to Action Brought for Rescission of Prior Assignment

摘要

In Morgan v. Winbeau Oil & Gas Co., Inc., 57 So. 3d 1202 (La. Ct. App. 2011), plaintiff, Robert W. Morgan (Morgan) filed suit against Winbeau Oil & Gas Co., Inc. (Winbeau) and Eugene Farr seeking either money damages or rescission of the assignment of mineral leases to Winbeau. Id. at 1203. Winbeau had subsequently assigned the mineral leases to Petrohawk Properties, L.P. (Petrohawk), which was not a party to the lawsuit. Id.