JOHNSON v. JERNIGAN

No. 42225.

475 P.2d 396 (1970)

Hulete A. JOHNSON and Delphialene Johnson, Plaintiffs in Error, v. J.E. JERNIGAN and Max V. Morgan, a partnership doing business under the firm name of Jernigan & Morgan Oil Company, J.E. Jernigan and Max V. Morgan and others, a co-partnership doing business under the firm name of Jernigan & Morgan Transmission Company, Cities Service Gas Company, a corporation, and Sunray D-X Oil Company, a corporation, and Jernigan & Morgan Transmission Company, a corporation, Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected October 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erwin & Erwin, Chandler, for plaintiffs in error.

Shirk, Withington, Work & Robinson, by W.R. Withington, Oklahoma City, for defendants in error.


HODGES, Justice.

Plaintiffs, lessors, filed suit for recovery of monies from defendants, lessees, alleging defendants wrongfully withheld transportation costs from their 1/8th interest of the gross proceeds from the production of natural gas under an oil and gas lease. Plaintiffs allege that they were not paid the full one eighth royalty owners share of the gross proceeds as provided in the lease.

Defendants filed...

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