Legal Opinion
Seal v. Knorpp
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1992No. 90-3908PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
The central issue in this consolidated appeal is whether Warren Seal was terminated for purposes of his employer’s Trust Agreement, thereby allowing him to recover all of his royalty interests held in trust. This turns, in part, on his undisputed termination under the terms of his separate Employment Contract. Also in issue is whether Seal can recover for seismic data he supplied that employer. We REVERSE the award on the Trust Agreement claim, but AFFIRM the denial of the data claim.
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