Krenz v. XTO Energy, Inc.

Sandstrom, Surrogate Judge.

[¶ 1] XTO Energy, Inc., appeals and Darwin and Jean Krenz cross-appeal from a judgment awarding the Krenzes $800,000 for a pipeline trespass and ordering the parties to abide by certain documents for their future relationship after the district court construed a pipeline easement to authorize one pipeline on the Krenzes’ land and found XTO’s unauthorized construction and operation of a second pipeline on the Krenzes’ land and use of their private road was a trespass. We conclude an April 2007 pipeline easement is ambiguous and the court erred in construing the…