Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Latham

BARNES, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellants appealed an order of the Corporation Commission which certified a reservoir underlying Pontotoc County as being suitable for gas storage purposes. In an unpublished opinion the Court of Appeals affirmed the order. Appellants filed a petition for certiorari, which we hereby grant.

The foundation of this appeal is appellee’s attempt to condemn underground gas storage rights currently owned by the appellants. The procedure for this type of action is found in 52 O.S. §§ 36.1-36.7. In capsule form, the important portions include the requirement that the…