Legal Opinion
Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Northern Utilities, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1982No. Nos. 80-2273 to 80-2275PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action applying Wyoming law, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Amoco Production Company, and Phillips Petroleum Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as “producers”) appeal a trial court decision striking down an indefinite price escalation clause in a contract for the sale of intrastate natural gas. The district court found the clause to be against public policy and unconscionable.1 We reverse.
In 1957, the predecessor of Amoco contracted to sell appellee Northern Utilities, Inc. intrastate natural gas from the Beaver Creek field in Wyoming. Amoco,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Pennzoil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Amoco Production Co. v. Stauffer Chemical Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1980
- The Second National Natural Gas Rate Cases American Public Gas Association v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- E.H. Ashley & Co., Inc. And Willow Associates v. Wells Fargo Alarm Services, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Duane Martin and Robert Rick v. The Joseph Harris Co., Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Superior Oil Co. v. Western Slope Gas Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1982
- G/O ENTERPRISES, INC. v. Mid Louisiana Gas Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Golden Reward Mining Co. v. Jervis B. Webb Co.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1991
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