Legal Opinion
Mary Gladys Bowers v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1982No. 82-1014PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
In this Texas diversity suit, the plaintiffs (Bowers), lessors of the mineral rights of Texas oil and gas fields, seek additional royalties under their leases with the defendant, Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips). Bowers claims that Phillips did not pay royalties based on the “market value” of Phillips’ subsequent sales of the gas from the leased properties. Phillips had sold the gas in interstate commerce at the maximum prices permitted by federal regulation. After trial without a jury, the district court, 526 F.Supp. 1320, held, and we affirm, that under Texas law,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Exxon Corp. v. MiddletonTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Texas Oil & Gas Corporation v. VelaTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- First National Bank in Weatherford, Texas v. Exxon Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Exxon Corp. v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Hoover & Bracken Energies, Inc. v. United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Mesa Operating Limited Partnership v. U.S. Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Anne Windfohr Sowell, Cross-Appellants v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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