Samedan Oil Corp. v. Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp.

Opinion

McCALL, Justice.

The trial court entered a summary judgment on the ground that a Colorado judgment in a suit involving these same parties was res judicata of the issues in this case. We modify the trial court’s judgment to make it clear that its holding of res judica-ta does not bar future disputes that could not have been decided in the Colorado litigation. As modified, we affirm.

The dispute between the parties to this case arose out of agreements entered into by their predecessors in interest. Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corporation (LDNG) is the successor in interest to Britoil…