Legal Opinion
Shutts v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 25, 1987No. 59,588PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schroeder, C.J.:
This is the third time this class action case has come before the Supreme Court for review. In Shutts, Executor v. Phillips Petroleum Company, 222 Kan. 527, 567 P.2d 1292 (1977) (Shutts I), a class action against Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips), plaintiffs sought to recover interest on “suspense royalties” attributable to gas produced from leases in the three-state Hugoton-Anadarko area, the largest physical portion of which was located in Kansas, during a nine-year-period from June 1961 to October 1970. The named plaintiff, a…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Allstate Insurance v. HagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Alexander v. Burroughs Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Stahl Petroleum Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
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