Qep Energy Company v. Sullivan

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

WADE BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to construe a contract assigning an oil and gas lease. More specifically, the dispute centers on the nature of the interest reserved by the assignor. The district court ruled in favor of QEP Energy Company (QEP) on the contract-interpretation question. After a bench trial, the court entered judgment against Christopher M. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan now appeals pro se the district court’s judgment. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

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