Somont Oil Company, Inc. v. a & G Drilling, Inc.

¶ 1 This case began in 1998 when Somont Oil Company, Inc. (Somont) sought to quiet its leasehold and/or mineral interest in twenty-eight oil and gas leases located in the Kevin/Sunburst field, occupied by defendants (C-W), in Toole County, Montana. Somont argued that its leases were valid and enforceable to the exclusion of any leasehold interest by C-W because, under the agreement terms, C-W’s interest terminated due to cessation of production. The District Court entered judgment pursuant to a jury trial, and Somont appealed to this Court. We reversed and remanded for a new trial. Subsequent…