Legal Opinion
Kysar v. Amoco Production Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 2004No. 28,231PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Justice.
{1} In this opinion, we discuss the surface access rights of a mineral lessee by virtue of a communitization agreement, which the lessee was authorized to execute by a prior owner of the fee. We do so in order to answer two questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. These questions arose in an appeal to the Tenth Circuit by Plaintiffs Raymond L. Kysar, Patsy Sue Kysar, and The Kysar Family Trust (“the Kysars”) following the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Amoco Production Company (“Amoco”) by the United States…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Squires v. LaffertyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
- Ritter-Walker Co. v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1942
- Hickman v. MylanderNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Wall v. Shell Oil Co.California Court of Appeal · 1962
- Page W. Acree v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
- McNeill v. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
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- Enter GRB, LLC v. Stull Ranches, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Kysar v. BP Am. Prod. Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012
- Smith & Marrs, Inc. v. OsbornNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
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