Legal Opinion
Hunt v. BP Exploration Co.(Libya) Ltd.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided June 23, 1980No. CA-3-75-0715-GPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
Nelson Bunker Hunt (“Hunt”), an American citizen, asks this court to declare that British Petroleum Exploration Company (Libya) Ltd. (“BP”), an English company, is indebted to him and that he owes BP nothing. BP has moved for summary judgment, asserting that Hunt’s requested declaration cannot be granted because of a judgment entered in England by the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court, Cause 1975 B No. 4490 on June 30, 1978 (first part) and on March 26, 1979 (second part). Hunt replies that the…
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