CLARK v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.

No. 85-2393.

794 F.2d 967 (1986)

James CLARK, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO., etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Ferris, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Tim Hatton, Beattyville, Ky., Kenneth R. Sheets, Xenia, Ohio, amicus.

Robert P. Thibault, R. Scott McCay, Houston, Tex., for Texaco, Inc.

Morris Harrell, Cynthia A. Keely, Michael V. Powell, Dallas, Tex., for Amoco Prod. Co.

Before WILLIAMS, GARWOOD and JONES, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants James Clark and Dan Profitt brought this suit on behalf of the estate of James R. Meadors1 against Amoco Production Co. and several other oil companies claiming a one-eighth interest in minerals extracted from land in Jefferson County, Texas, that include the famed Spindletop Oil Field.2 In their complaint, Clark and Profitt...

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