Jarvis Christian College v. Exxon Corporation, Ivey Hugh Rutherford v. Exxon Corporation, C.M. Beckett, Jr. v. Exxon Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1988-05-10

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JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge: This litigation arises out of a dispute between Exxon Corporation, appellant in this court, and a number of royalty interest owners, appellees, in the Hawkins Field Unit (HFU), a crude oil producing field, located in Wood County, Texas. Exxon is the operator of the HFU and the purchaser of much of the HFU crude oil owned by the appellees. This case…

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