Legal Opinion

Roye Realty & Developing, Inc. v. Watson

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 12, 1996No. 76848PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARGRAVE, Justice.

Certiorari to Court of Appeals, Oklahoma Division IV, to review an unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals. The issue addressed in the present matter is whether, under Oklahoma law, royalty owners may be entitled to share in money paid by purchaser to producer in settlement of take-or-pay litigation?

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Roye Realty & Developing (Roye), the gas producer/lessee, and R.D. and Dorothy Watson (Watsons), the lessors, executed oil and gas leases covering certain lands located in Haskell County. The primary term of the leases extended one year.…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Ross Ex Rel. Ross v. City of ShawneeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  2. Northrip v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
  3. Mandell v. Hamman Oil and Refining Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
  4. Frey v. Amoco Production Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  5. State v. Pennzoil Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Krug v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013
  2. KRUG v. HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2015
  3. Foster v. Merit Energy Co.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2012
  4. Chieftain Royalty Company v. BP America Production CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2020
  5. Cossey v. Cherokee Nation Enterprises, LLCSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009

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