Cactus Petroleum Corp. v. Chesapeake Operating, Inc.

{1 The issues presented on certiorari review are whether the trial court erred (1) in certifying a class of working interest owners, and (2) in approving the proposed settlement agreement over the objections of two working interest owners. The objectors challenged the class certification, alleging that the class was not a cohesive group because the objectors did not sign a marketing election letter agreeing to the marketing fees. According to the objectors, the class representative could not adequately represent their interests because the class representative had signed an election letter…