United States Tenth Circuit
Trans-Western Petroleum, Inc. v. US Gypsum Co., 08-4120
In an action seeking a declaration that plaintiff held a lease on certain oil-producing land, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where the production allocation scheme of the unit failed to meet the unambiguous requirements of defendant's lease, and that lease had expired by its terms.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/27/2009
- Published 10/27/2009
Judges
- HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge., Before HARTZ, HOLLOWAY, and McKAY, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Tenth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Jack R. Luellen, (Katherine W. Wittenberg and Frederick M. MacDonald with him on the briefs), of Beatty & Wozniak, P.C., Denver, CO, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees., Stephen K. Christiansen, (Thomas W. Clawson and Sam Meziani with him on the brief), of Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall McCarthy, Salt Lake City, UT, for the Appellee/Cross-Appellant.