Francis Oil & Gas, Inc., Appellant-Plaintiff v. Exxon Corporation, Appellee-Defendant

661 F.2d 873

FRANCIS OIL & GAS, INC., Appellant-Plaintiff,

v.

EXXON CORPORATION, Appellee-Defendant.

No. 79-2259.

United States Court of Appeals,

Tenth Circuit.

Submitted July 17, 1981.

Decided Oct. 20, 1981.

Frederic Dorwart, J. Michael Medina, Tulsa, Okl., for appellant-plaintiff.

Varley H. Taylor, G. Michael Lewis, Richard P. Hix, Dorner, Stuart, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, Tulsa, Okl., for appellee-defendant.

Before DOYLE and LOGAN, Circuit Judges, and TEMPLAR, Senior District Court Judge,*

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

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Francis Oil and Gas, Inc., appellant herein and plaintiff in the trial court,…