MIKE GOLDEN, INC. v. TENNECO OIL CO.

Civ. No. 890057.

450 N.W.2d 716 (1990)

MIKE GOLDEN, INC., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. TENNECO OIL COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

January 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Donlin (argued), Bismarck, for plaintiff and appellee.

Fleck, Mather, Strutz & Mayer, P.C., Bismarck, for defendant and appellant; argued by Craig C. Smith. Appearance by Brian R. Bjella.


MESCHKE, Justice.

Tenneco Oil Co. appealed from a judgment awarding damages to Mike Golden, Inc. for breach of a reassignment clause in four assignments of oil and gas leases. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On July 21, 1980, Golden assigned to Tenneco four oil and gas leases (Bottom Leases) on a 160 acre tract in Bowman County. The Bottom Leases were for a primary term of five years from June 19, 1980, and as long thereafter as oil or gas was...

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