Zilkha Energy Company v. Arthur Leighton, Verna Leighton, George W. Leighton, Susan Kay Stansberry, Ann E. Thompson, and Michael Frank Thompson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · Decided 1990-12-10

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JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint seeking recovery of alleged over-payments of oil and gas royalties. Plaintiff, successor to a chapter 11 debtor in possession, sought recovery on three theories, including a bankruptcy law claim of a trustee’s right to pursue actions as an hypothetical lien creditor under <span class="citation no…

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