GEOSEARCH, INC. v. HOWELL PETROLEUM CORP.

No. 85-2755.

819 F.2d 521 (1987)

GEOSEARCH, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Wright, Miller, Keeton, Bristow & Brown, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Timothy T. Read, J. Currie Bechtol, Hutcheson & Grundy, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The holder of a working interest in an oil and gas well, Geosearch, Inc., sued Howell Petroleum Corporation, the operator of the well and holder of another working interest, for damages resulting from an underground well blowout. Geosearch claimed that Howell misrepresented that its insurance covered Geosearch, so that Geosearch failed to seek a policy that would have covered its losses. The jury agreed. Howell argues on appeal that the trial...

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