Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Lujan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1993No. 92-5136PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
The central issue raised in this appeal is at what point should the statute of limitations commence to run in an action by the government to recover underpaid royalties from an oil and gas lease.
The significant facts were stipulated by the parties. Briefly summarized, the appellee, Phillips Petroleum Co. (Phillips) is a lessee of an oil and gas lease on certain allotted Indian lands in Oklahoma. The Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for administering such leases and the Minerals Management Service of the DOI collects royalty payments from lessees in return…
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