Klippel v. Heintz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

Plaintiff, B. W. Klippel, Jr., appeals from an order of the trial court sustaining a motion by the defendants for dismissal of the action due to a lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendants and alternatively based upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

The lawsuit grows out of the operation of two oil and gas leases located in the East Rose Field Unit in Woodson County. In 1974, the defendants purchased a 15/16ths of a 7/8ths working interest in the Bishop North lease from Equity East Oil Trust and in 1976, purchased a similar…