[DOWNLOAD] "Johnson v. Yates Petroleum Corp." by Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Johnson v. Yates Petroleum Corp.
- Author : Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma
- Release Date : January 16, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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{1} This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a district court order granting partial summary judgment in favor of each party. The dispute between the parties arose out of six oil and gas leases and the interpretation of provisions relating to the termination of the leases if certain requirements were not met. There are two issues presented by this appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Plaintiffs S.P. Johnson, III and Barbara Jo Johnson, Co-Trustees of the S.P. Johnson, III and Barbara Jo Johnson Trust, and Patricia J. Cooper, Trustee of the PJC Revocable Trust, (collectively, the Johnsons), and ruling that two of the leases automatically terminated for failure on the part of Defendants Yates Petroleum Corporation, Yates Drilling Company, ABO Petroleum Corporation and Myco Industries, Inc. (collectively, Yates), to exercise due diligence in commencing and prosecuting drilling operations; and (2) whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Yates and concluding that four of the leases remained in force because the contract required them to drill only one well on each 160-acre proration unit. We reverse the trial court on the first issue and affirm on the second issue.