Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Texas Oil & Gas Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 18, 1982No. 7037PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, Justice.
This is a suit between the operator, Texas Oil and Gas Corp. (TXO), and two non-operator working interest owners of an oil and gas well. The action began as a suit by the operator on a sworn account against the two non-operating working interest owners (Appellants) to collect Appellants’ share of the drilling costs. Appellants (defendants below) denied the account and countersued for damages and equitable relief alleging: material breaches by the operator (Appel-lee) of the Joint Operating Agreement (J.O. A.); a breach of the operator’s alleged fiduciary duty; gross…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Ayco Development Corp. v. G. E. T. Service Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
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