Legal Opinion
Howell v. Texaco Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 7, 2004No. 100,164PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
¶ 1 The issues presented for review are: (1) What is the appropriate method for determining market value of gas at the wellhead if the first arm’s-length sale occurs after the gas has been processed; (2) Whether a producer has a fiduciary duty to a royalty owner based solely on a lease and communitization agreement; and (3) Whether there is a genuine issue of material fact that the producer is liable to the plaintiffs for actual and constructive fraud.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 The-plaintiffs are owners of mineral rights in the Sho-Vel-Tum Field, which is primarily located in Stephens and Carter…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Finley v. Marathon Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Faulkenberry v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Young v. West Edmond Hunton Lime UnitSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Hughey v. Grand River Dam AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Mittelstaedt v. Santa Fe Minerals, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
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