R.P. Fuller v. Phillips Petroleum Company

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff R.P. Fuller appeals an order of the district court entering a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendant Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) on a breach of contract claim asserted by Fuller against Phillips. Persuaded that the district court did not err in construing the language of the joint operating agreement between Phillips and Fuller, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The instant controversy arose as a result of a dispute over the interpretation of a joint oil and gas operating agreement entered into between R.P. Fuller and…