Veverka v. Davies & Co.

Parks, J.:

Plaintiff, Ernest L. Veverka, is the owner of two quarter sections of land which have been unitized for gas production with a quarter section of land owned by defendant Irene Krug. Defendant Davies & Co., Inc. (Davies) is the oil and gas lessee on all three tracts included in the gas unit. Plaintiff filed this lawsuit against both Davies and Krug but Krug defaulted. Plaintiff s action challenged the amount of the royalty payment which defendant Davies indicated it would be paying plaintiff in its division order. Plaintiff prevailed in district court and defendant Davies appeals.

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