Tippets v. Page Petroleum, Inc.

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their complaint against defendant Page Petroleum, Inc., for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. We do not reach the merits of the appeal because the order appealed from does not constitute a final order or judgment.1

The complaint named Utex Oil Company as an additional party defendant, sought cancellation of an oil and gas lease on the ground that both defendants had failed to make timely royalty payments, and also sought an accounting, accrued royalties, and attorney fees.

Defendant Utex Oil Company did not join in the motion to…