Legal Opinion
White v. Conoco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1988No. 81-1969PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Conoco, Inc. (Conoco) appeals from the final judgment of the trial court, following a jury verdict, awarding Wilbur R. White, et al. (White) compensatory damages of $400,000 and punitive damages of $50,000 for trespass to real property and deprivation of White’s right to explore for oil and gas and/or breach of an implied or quasi-contract. This appeal was taken after the court denied Conoco’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for new trial. We will affirm.
We undertake our review of the evidence in the record in the light most…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rasmussen Drilling, Inc., a Colorado Corporation Licensed to Do Business in Wyoming v. Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corporation and Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Doss Oil Royalty Co. v. Texas CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Cities Service Oil Company v. MerrittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
- Oller v. HicksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Fox Petroleum Co. v. BookerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
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3Cited by48 opinions
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