Legal Opinion
Matthew W. Dietz and T. J. Yancey v. Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1981No. 79-1627PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
A jury rendered a verdict for plaintiffs in this diversity case. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in numerous evidentiary rulings, in its formulation of jury instructions, and in denying a motion for a directed verdict. We find no error and affirm.
I
Lasker O. Hereford owned a farm in Webb County, Texas. In 1967, she assigned the mineral rights in the farm to Consolidated Oil and Gas, Inc. (Consolidated). In 1972, she leased the surface rights to T. J. Yancey and Matthew Dietz. Yancey and Dietz are farmers.
For a time, Yancey and Dietz and Consolidated enjoyed…
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