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STERLING v. MARATHON OIL CO.

No. 48,563

223 Kan. 686 (1978)

576 P.2d 635

HELENA STERLING, et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Lytle, of Lytle, Wetzler, Winn & Martin, of Prairie Village, argued the cause, and John L. Vratil, of the same firm, and David O. Cordell and J.N. McAdams, of Marathon Oil Company, of Houston, Texas, were with him on the brief for appellant and cross-appellee.

W. Luke Chapin, of Chapin & Penny, of Medicine Lodge, argued the cause, and Alan C. Goering, of the same firm, and Arthur C. Hodgson. of Hodgson & Kahler, of Lyons, were with him on the brief for appellees and cross-appellants.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HOLMES, J.:

This is a class action brought by Helena Sterling and others (plaintiffs-appellees and cross-appellants) individually and on behalf of a class of some 560 royalty owners, including those who do not reside in Kansas or have leases covering lands in Kansas, or both, against their producer, Marathon Oil Company, for recovery of interest on "suspense royalties." This is another in a series of cases involving...

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