Crosby-Mississippi Resources, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross v. Prosper Energy Corporation, Defendants-Appellees/cross

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Crosby-Mississippi Resources, Ltd. (CMR) brought this action to recover royalty payments alleged to be due pursuant to a joint operating agreement (JOA) executed between CMR and the defendants (collectively Prosper). Following a bench trial, the district court, finding that Prosper had committed a unilateral mistake in its interpretation of the agreement, rescinded the JOA and dismissed CMR’s complaint for damages. CMR appeals this judgment, and Prosper cross-appeals the district court’s denial of its alternative affirmative defense of mutual mistake. We affirm.

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