Legal Opinion
HBOP, LTD. v. Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided May 28, 1982No. 54040PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYDSTON, Presiding Judge.
Gas purchaser appeals from judgment cancelling gas purchase contract and awarding $150,000 damages allegedly caused by Purchaser’s neglecting to “rat-ably” take gas produced from split-stream wells. Petition alleged Purchaser failed to buy gas ratably with other purchasers from the same wells which resulted in offset drainage.
The suit is for contract cancellation and damages and is conceded to be an action in equity. We are constrained to apply ordinary principles of contract construction and compare and harmonize all terms of the contract to determine the intent of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cities Service Oil Co. v. Geolograph Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Republic Natural Gas Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Beren v. Harper Oil CompanyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1976
- Albert & Harlow, Inc. v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Dooley v. Hall CordesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Producer's Gas Company, a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Temex Energy, Inc. v. Hastie (In Re Amarex, Inc.)District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1989
- Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. v. State Oil and Gas Bd.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- J.E. Devine v. Ladd Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Jerry Chambers Exploration v. Headington Penn Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1994
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