Legal Opinion
Tower Oil & Gas Co., Inc. v. Paulk
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 11, 1989No. 65648PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
On October 22, 1984 appellee Tower Oil & Gas Company, Inc., filed a petition in district court seeking appointment of appraisers pursuant to the oil and gas surface damages act, 52 O.S.Supp.1982, §§ 318.2 through 318.9, to assess damages to the surface estate held by appellants, Billy R. and Frances J. Paulk, resulting from Tower’s proposed entry onto the property to undertake oil and gas drilling operations. Appraisers were appointed and instructed by the court. On January 25, 1985 the appraisers filed a report to the trial court awarding surface damages to appellants’ in…
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