Legal Opinion
Hebble v. Shell Western E & P, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 18, 2009No. 106,470. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAROL M. HANSEN, Presiding Judge.
T 1 Defendant/Appellants, Shell Western E & P, Inc. and Shell Oil Company (collectively Shell), seek review of the trial court's judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff/ Appellees (Owners) for $13,205,916.00 in actual damages and $53,625,000.00 in punitive damages in Owners' action for underpayment of oil and gas proceeds. At issue is whether Owners's claims sounded in tort such that the statute of limitations was tolled until Owners learned of their loss. We hold Shell owed a fiduciary duty to Owners arising from its resort to the police powers…
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