Legal Opinion
Pride Exploration, Inc. v. Marshall Exploration, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1986No. 85-2541PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, the district court held that appellee Marshall Exploration, Inc. (Marshall) was not in breach of a contract to purchase the working interest in oil and gas leases from appellants Pride Exploration, Inc. and others (Pride). The court found that Pride had failed to deliver the interest as required by the contract. Upon timely appeal by Pride, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
Pride had agreed to deliver the full 100 percent of the working interest in certain Texas oil and gas leases to Marshall in exchange for $48,487.50. The leases…
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- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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