WEST DAUPHIN LTD. PARTNERSHIP v. Callon Offshore Prod., Inc.

This appeal arises out of an interpleader action commenced in the Montgomery County Circuit Court to determine the right to royalties from the production of natural gas in offshore waters adjacent to Dauphin Island. The trial court entered a summary judgment, which we affirm.

This action began in February 1994, when Callon Offshore Production, Inc.; CN Resources; and Callon Consolidated Partners, Ltd. (collectively "Callon"), filed a "Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and in Interpleader." The complaint named a large number of defendants, including West Dauphin Limited Partnership…