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Shutts v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided March 24, 1984No. 55,796PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is a class action suit brought against Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) by Irl Shutts, Robert Anderson and Betty Anderson, individually and on behalf of 28,100 royalty owners, including those who are not residents of Kansas, for recovery of interest on “suspense royalties” on gas produced from leases in eleven states. These royalties were withheld by Phillips at various times from July 1974 to February 1978 under three Federal Power Commission (FPC) opinions pertaining to gas rates in nationwide gas rate proceedings, and later…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Sun Oil Co. v. WortmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Brenner v. Oppenheimer & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  4. Cotracom Commodity Trading Co. v. Seaboard Corp.District Court, D. Kansas · 1999
  5. In Re West Virginia Rezulin LitigationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003

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