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COVINGTON v. EXXON CO., U.S.A.

86-1098.

551 So.2d 935 (1989)

John William COVINGTON III and Linda T. Covington v. EXXON COMPANY, U.S.A.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Morgan and Joel Chandler, Tuscaloosa, for appellants.

A. Inge Seldon III and Luther M. Dorr, Jr., of Maynard, Cooper, Frierson & Gale, Birmingham, for appellee.

ADAMS, Justice.

This appeal arises from a dispute over royalties under an oil and gas lease. The plaintiffs, John W. Covington III and Linda T. Covington (hereinafter the "Covingtons"), sued their lessee, Ben R. Martin, Jr., and Exxon Company, U.S.A. (hereinafter "Exxon"), the operator of the gas well. The Covingtons claimed that the defendants acted wrongfully in placing their royalty interest in a suspense status based upon an attorney's title opinion that stated...

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