Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co. v. San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

Appellant, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP (“Burlington”), challenges the trial court’s judgment rendered in favor of appellee, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the “Trust”), confirming a portion of an arbitration award in favor of the Trust and ordering that the Trust recover from Burlington damages in the amount of $6,019,370, plus interest, for a total disputed award of $6,243,990. In its first issue, Burlington contends that the parties did not agree, by clear and unmistakable language, to submit questions regarding the scope of arbitrable issues to…