Legal Opinion
Exchange Oil & Gas Corporation v. Great American Exploration Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1986No. 85-3720PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case defendant Great American Exploration Corporation (Great American) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff Exchange Oil & Gas Corporation (Exchange). Finding that the district court correctly applied Louisiana law and that its findings are not clearly erroneous, we affirm.
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On September 9, 1980, Exchange entered in a joint operating agreement with Hunt Energy Corporation and other Hunt family interests (collectively Hunt) to develop certain oil and gas leases in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Hunt agreed to serve as…
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- Exchange Oil & Gas Corporation v. Great American Exploration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986