Bice, et al. v. Petro-Hunt, L.L.C., et al.
Docket Info
- Title
- Virginia Bice, Helen A. and Hillis J. Bice,
Helen A. Bice Life Estate, Naomi Brew,
Patricia Burian Ingman, Myran S. and
Mary C. Burian, Estate of Steve Burian,
Arnold and Sharon Burian, Connie F.
Burian Heck, Jane Elizabeth Kiker,
Elmer L. Glovatsky, Timothy Glovatsky,
Shirley and Lawrence W. Jablonsky,
Leo and Selina Kaiser, Russell L. Kiker,
Russell L. Kiker Trust, Sally A. Kiker Trust,
Ardyce Burian Palaniuk, Irene E. Scott
Mineral Trust, Jane Scott, William D. and
Agnes M. Scott, Ervin and Mildred Waldie,
Gregory Lynn Waldie, Mary M. Weber,
Martin A. Weber, Jerry Zabalotny,
William D. Walters, Jr., Imperial Oil
Company c/o William D. Walters, Jr.,
Lillian Hardcastle a/k/a Lillian Kaiser,
Robert T. Smith, Carrie W. Smith, Plaintiffs and Appellants
v.
Petro-Hunt, L.L.C., J.W. Beavers, Jr.,
as Trustee of William Herbert Hunt
Trust Estate, Defendants and Appellees - Case Type
- CIVIL APPEAL : OIL, GAS AND MINERALS
- Appeal From
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Case No. 01-C-00001
Southwest Judicial District, Billings County
Zane Anderson
Highlight
Where gas has no market value at the well and the lease requires royalty to be paid based upon the market value of the gas at the well, lessee can deduct post-production costs incurred in making the gas marketable prior to calculating the royalty.
The "at the well" rule in interpreting oil and gas leases is adopted, and the first marketable product doctrine is rejected.
The language of a contract is to govern its interpretation if the language is clear and explicit and does not involve an absurdity.
Normally, whether a risk-capital charge is commercially reasonable is a question of fact, but when the parties stipulate to the facts in the record and request that the court determine the issue according to the parties' motions for summary judgment, the court can decide the issue as a matter of law.
A party resisting summary judgment must present competent admissible evidence establishing a genuine issue of material fact and cannot simply rely upon the pleadings or unsupported, conclusory allegations.
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Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
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1 | 10/20/2008 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 10/17/2008 | |
2 | 10/20/2008 | ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 10/17/2008 | |
3 | 11/07/2008 | TRANSCRIPT DATED JULY 14, 2008 | |
4 | 11/07/2008 | DISK - TRA of 7-14-08 | |
5 | 11/17/2008 | RECORD ON APPEAL (10 vols.) & separates 19, 33, 36, 51, 56-66, 121, 137, 138, 141, & 213 | |
6 | 11/25/2008 | Letter dated November 24, 2008, that defendants elected not to tax costs under NDRCivP 54(e) | |
7 | 11/28/2008 | Letter dated November 26, 2008, from Ronald H. McLean regarding costs | |
8 | 12/17/2008 | Notice of Appearance of Owen L. Anderson as co-counsel for Appellants | |
9 | 12/17/2008 | APPELLANT BRIEF (e-filed) | View |
10 | 12/17/2008 | E-FILED BRIEF (ATB) | |
11 | 12/17/2008 | APPELLANT APPENDIX (e-filed) | |
12 | 12/17/2008 | E-FILED APPENDIX (ATA) | |
13 | 12/18/2008 | Received $25 surcharge for ATB & $82.50 for ATA (Receipt #18655) | |
14 | 12/19/2008 | Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating | |
15 | 12/19/2008 | Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating | |
16 | 12/31/2008 | DISK - amicus curiae brief of Herbert L. Meschke | |
17 | 01/02/2009 | MOTION FOR Leave to File Amicus Brief | |
18 | 01/02/2009 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted | |
19 | 01/02/2009 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF | View |
20 | 01/20/2009 | APPELLEE BRIEF | View |
21 | 01/20/2009 | APPELLEE APPENDIX | |
22 | 01/20/2009 | DISK - AEB | |
23 | 02/03/2009 | REPLY BRIEF (e-filed) | View |
24 | 02/03/2009 | E-FILED BRIEF (RYB) | |
25 | 02/03/2009 | Copies of RYB made. | |
26 | 02/09/2009 | APPEARANCES: Owen L. Anderson, Jane L. Dynes, Michael J. Maus; John W. Morrision | |
27 | 02/09/2009 | ARGUED: Anderson; Morrison | |
28 | 02/09/2009 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
29 | 07/09/2009 | DISPOSITION | |
30 | 07/09/2009 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John | View |
31 | 07/09/2009 | Costs on Appeal taxed in favor of Appellees | |
32 | 07/10/2009 | Judgment E-Mailed to Parties | |
33 | 08/06/2009 | MANDATE | |
34 | 08/10/2009 | RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE | |
35 | 10/13/2020 | EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |