Legal Opinion
Unit Drilling Co. v. Enron Oil & Gas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1997No. 95-7039, 95-7123 and 95-7125PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Unit Drilling Company sued Enron Oil & Gas Company to recover the contract price of drilling work that it had performed. The case was tried to a jury which returned an ambiguous verdict. The district court refused to ask the jury to clarify the verdict as requested by Unit, and ruled that Unit would recover no damages. We hold that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to clarify the verdict. We therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
This breach of contract case arises out of a well-drilling contract between Unit Drilling…
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