Legal Opinion

PACIFIC ENT. OIL v. Howell Petroleum

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 22, 1993No. 1910365PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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This case concerns a dispute over how Pacific Enterprises Oil Company (USA) (formerly, Terra Resources, Inc.; hereinafter "Terra"1) should compute payment on Howell Petroleum Corporation's overriding royalty interest in oil and gas production from the Chadley 27-9 well in Fayette County, Alabama. Two issues are presented for our consideration. The first issue, an issue of apparent first impression in this State, is whether the trial court erred in holding that an…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Davis v. CarlCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Haddox v. First Alabama Bank of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  5. Terry Cove North, Inc. v. BALDWIN CTY. SEWER AUTH.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by64 opinions

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  5. Knepp v. Credit Acceptance Corp. (In Re Roy A.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1999

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