Legal Opinion

Chieftain International (U.S.), Inc. v. Southeast Offshore, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 19, 2008No. 07-31043PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Southeast Offshore, Inc. (Southeast) appeals the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment to Chieftain International (U.S.), Inc., Hunt Chieftain Development, L.P., and Hunt Oil Company (collectively, Hunt) and the court’s holding that Southeast remains solidarity liable to Hunt for the operating expenses of Southeast’s assignee, South Pass Properties, Inc. (South Pass Properties). Southeast also appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to reopen the summary judgment record. We affirm.

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Southeast became an owner of fractional working interests…

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