MATTALINO v. TRINITY PETROLEUM EXPLORATION

Civil Action No. H-94-3302.

927 F.Supp. 986 (1996)

Michael MATTALINO, Plaintiff, v. TRINITY PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

May 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin T. Willey, Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiff.

barron W. Dowling, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant.


OPINION ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HUGHES, District Judge.

1. Introduction.

A geologist sued a promoter for breaching their agreement that the geologist would receive a specified overriding royalty on leases taken by the geologist in the area of interest. Because he accepted a lower royalty to enable the promoter to sell the deal and because the promoter did not take the leases itself, the geologist will be left with the reduced interest as his...

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