Legal Opinion
Diamond Shamrock Corp. v. Zinke & Trumbo, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1986No. Nos. 85-1698, 85-1803PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal and cross-appeal is from a judgment containing an interlocutory order, duly certified pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b). Our jurisdiction vests pursuant thereto and by virtue of 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). There are many issues presented in this complex diversity based case. However, only one is dispositive. That involves a party’s failure to object to a jury’s general verdict on the ground of inconsistency prior to the discharge of the jury.
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Factual Background
Appellees John Hamilton and Martha Francis own three-fourths of the mineral estate underlying a 640 acre…
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