Legal Opinion
Milo M. Craig v. Champlin Petroleum Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1970No. 410-69PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought in Oklahoma state court by the 19 plaintiffs-appellees on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated against defendant-appellant Champlin Petroleum Company to recover royalties allegedly due and unpaid under oil and gas leases. Champlin removed to federal court on the ground of diversity. As the pleadings stood at the time of removal, and as recognized by the petition therefor, satisfaction of the jurisdictional amount required aggregating the claims. After removal, the plaintiffs amended the complaint to seek lease cancellation.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Horton v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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