Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Coastal States Gas Producing Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1979No. B-7984PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Justice.
This suit was instituted by Nelson Bunker Hunt, Herbert Hunt and Lamar Hunt (Hunt) seeking damages against Coastal States Gas Producing Company and Coastal States Marketing, Inc. (Coastal States) for the alleged conversion of oil to which Hunt was entitled by virtue of a concession agreement with Libya. Coastal States counterclaimed for damages for Hunt’s allegedly tortious interference with the contract and business opportunities of Coastal States. Both parties moved for summary judgment on the issue of liability after extensive development of the case. The trial court denied…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Underhill v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Benson v. Wanda Petroleum CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Nelson Bunker Hunt v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Buttes Gas & Oil Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Exxon Corp. v. Breezevale Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2002
- Coastal States Marketing, Inc. And Valero Energy Corporation, Cross-Appellees v. Nelson Bunker Hunt, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of Omni Video, Inc., Debtors. George Houston, Otr/california Stock Transfer and Daniel Lezak v. Floyd Holder, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Swanson v. Schlumberger Technology Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
- Borden v. Banacom Manufacturing & Marketing, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1988
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