BHP Petroleum Co., Inc. v. Okie

MACY, Chief Justice.

Appellant BHP Petroleum Company, Inc. appeals from the lower court’s judgment and decree ordering BHP to pay a “differential royalty” out of production from the Bighorn 2-3 well as a remedy for its breach of a contract with Appellee Margaret Daniel Okie.1

We reverse.

BHP raises the following issues:

1. Did the District Court fail to make findings and conclusions on the issue of the appropriate remedy as required by W.R.C.P. 52(a)?

2. May the contracts be partially rescinded?

3. Were the elements required for rescission proven by the Plaintiffs?

4. By ordering payment of a…