Legal Opinion
Pauley Petroleum Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 24, 1979No. 197-69PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
Claimants are oil-company lessees of federal offshore lands in Santa Barbara Channel, California. Late in January 1969 there occurred, on another leasehold in that area, a very serious oil blowout. Plaintiffs’ leaseholds were not physically affected by that incident but their contention is that their leasehold rights were frustrated, violated, and taken by the Government’s conduct following, the blowout.
The case was tried before Trial Judge Hogenson who has made extensive and careful findings of fact which we adopt without substantial change.1 In Part I of this opinion, we summarize the facts…
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