Killam Oil Co. v. Bruni

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs, Fred Bruni, Ernest Bruni, and Ernesto Ramirez, as Trustees under the Bruni Mineral Trust (“Trust”).

In 1974, the Trust, as lessor, drafted and entered into an oil and gas lease with the defendants, as lessee. 1 At the time the lease was executed, Killam and Hurd operated as a partnership under the name of Killam & Hurd, Ltd. That relationship ended, and the lease was subsequently assigned to Killam Oil and to Hurd Enterprises, with each entity owning a one half interest. The lessees completed nine…