Legal Opinion
Startex Drilling Company, Inc. v. Sohio Petroleum Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1982No. 81-1416PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
This contract dispute was filed under this court’s diversity jurisdiction by an independent drilling contractor, Startex Drilling Company (Startex) against an operator of oil wells, Sohio Petroleum Company (Sohio). Based on the jury’s answers to special interrogatories, the district court entered judgment for Startex. We affirm.
Startex agreed to drill two wells for So-hio in Midland County, Texas, in an area known as the Sprayberry Trend. Startex submitted a standard drilling contract to Sohio, which Sohio declined. Instead, Sohio sent back to Startex an API (American…
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- Michael Chisholm, Et Ux Linda Chisholm v. Barry Maron, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001
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