Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 1985No. 84-233PublishedCited by 1,645 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
Petitioner is a Delaware corporation which has its principal place of business in Oklahoma. During the 1970’s it produced or purchased natural gas from leased land located in 11 different States, and sold most of the gas in interstate commerce. Respondents are some 28,000 of the royalty owners possessing rights to the leases from which petitioner produced the gas; they reside in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and several foreign countries. Respondents brought a class action against petitioner in the Kansas state court, seeking to recover interest on royalty payments which had been…
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