Legal Opinion
Calpetco 1981, a Limited Partnership v. Marshall Exploration, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1993No. 92-4274PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
The instant dispute between the non-operator and operator in a series of oil and gas drilling ventures turns for the most part on the burdens of proof and standard for summary judgment. Also in issue are bench trial findings of fact. We AFFIRM.
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James Michael began oil and gas investments for himself and his law partners in 1967. He developed a structure for the investments, whereby he would form a business entity to serve as the general partner in a series of limited partnerships, with the investors as the limited partners. Those partnerships, some bearing the name…
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