Legal Opinion

Summa Engineering, Inc. v. Crawley Petroleum Corp.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided July 7, 2011No. 107,483Published

1Opinion of the Court

WM. C. HETHERINGTON, JR., Presiding Judge.

T1 Summa Engineering, Inc. (Summa) sued Crawley Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Mack Energy Company (MEC, collectively Defendants) for breach of contract and negligence in drilling an oil well in Jackson County, Oklahoma. Summa appeals the trial court's judgment which sustained Defendants' demurrer to the evidence at the close of Summa's case and entered judgment in Defendants' favor. We AFFIRM.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

12 When ruling on a demurrer by a defendant after the conclusion of the plaintiff's case in a legal action tried to the court, the trial…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pitco Production Co. v. Chaparral Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
  2. Ollie v. RainboltSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
  3. K & H Well Service, Inc. v. Tcina, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
  4. Leck v. Continental Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  5. Mayfield v. H.B. Oil & GasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987

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