Legal Opinion

Barton v. Cleary Petroleum Corp.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided May 3, 1977No. 49257PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Presiding Judge:

This appeal is from sustention of defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs brought this action for: the fair market value of oil and gas produced, an accounting from the defendants (which was granted), the reasonable value of an oil and gas lease, and punitive or exemplary damages.

The parties will be referred to as they appeared in trial court; Earlene Barton, Robert Barton and Roberta Mann, as plaintiffs, and Cleary Petroleum Corporation (Cleary), Magness Petroleum Company (Magness) and Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) as defendants.

Magness, on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Weeks Ex Rel. Weeks v. Wedgewood Village, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
  2. Earp v. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
  3. Wood Oil Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
  4. Ward v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
  5. Sunray DX Oil Company v. ColeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United Petroleum Exploration, Inc. v. Premier Resources, Ltd.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1980
  2. Cowling v. Board of Oil, Gas & MiningUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Allen v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Shearn v. Ward Petroleum Corp.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1992
  5. Cowling v. BOARD OF OIL, GAS AND MIN.Utah Supreme Court · 1991

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