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WATKINS v. PETRO-SEARCH, INC.

No. 82-1142 Summary Calendar.

689 F.2d 537 (1982)

J. B. WATKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PETRO-SEARCH, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Pat Long, Amarillo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Underwood, Wilson, Sutton, Berry, Steim & Johnson, John Mozola, Amarillo, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

This is a Texas diversity case. This litigation involves the interpretation of a letter agreement, including a determination as to whether it is ambiguous so as to permit extrinsic evidence in aid of its interpretation. By the letter agreement, the defendant ("Petro-Search")'s predecessor in title had agreed to "maintain" a salt-water disposal well owned by the plaintiff Watkins. This litigation resulted when the salt-water well failed and became...

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