Legal Opinion
M & T, Inc. v. Fuel Resources Development Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 13, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-K-322PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
Jurisdiction of this diversity case is admitted by the parties. It is a contract case concerning development and operation of oil and gas leases in the Johnny Moore Area in Jackson County, Colorado and concerns the pivotal question of when a party may, as they say in the trade, “go non-consent.” M & T and McBride have sued to recover the unpaid balance of Fuelco’s share of the costs, amounting to $150,927, incurred in the drilling of an oil well known as No. 1-25 Unit Well. The theory of recovery is based upon express and implied agreements…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cleverock Energy Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. Martin Trepel and Trepel Petroleum Corporation, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Wolfe v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- Buttes Gas & Oil Co. v. The Willard Pease Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by1 opinion
- Sonat Exploration Company, Etc. v. William D. Mann and Mann Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986