Legal Opinion
Davis Oil Company v. Ts, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1998No. 97-30408PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Davis Oil Company (“Davis Oil”) brought this Louisiana diversity suit seeking recovery of cleanup costs for an abandoned oil lease. Finding error, we reverse and render judgment for the plaintiff.
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The State of Louisiana granted Davis Oil an oil and gas lease for a certain portion of state land in 1976. State Lease 7027 contains a covenant by Davis Oil to clean and cap the area at the expiration of the lease term. By its terms, the lease would terminate automatically three months after production from the wells on the tract ceased.
In 1981, Davis Oil assigned…
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