Legal Opinion
Burns v. Exxon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1998No. 97-41023PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants and intervenor plaintiffs-appellants (“the McGills”) appeal from the district court’s grant of two partial summary judgments and a subsequent, final take-nothing judgment thereon in favor of appellee, Exxon Corporation. Additionally, the McGills contend that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to compel Exxon to produce certain documents and also in denying the McGills leave to file a supplemental complaint. For the following reasons, we affirm.
I. Background and Procedural History
The McGills are royalty interest owners…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Exxon Corp. v. MiddletonTexas Supreme Court · 1981
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