KYSAR v. AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.

No. 28,231.

93 P.3d 1272 (2004)

135 N.M. 767

2004-NMSC-025

Raymond L. KYSAR, Patsy Sue Kysar, and The Kysar Family Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor R. Marshall & Associates, P.C., Victor R. Marshall, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellants.

Holland & Hart, L.L.P., Bradford C. Berge, Tanya M. Trujillo, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Hubert & Hernandez, P.A., Lee E. Peters, Las Cruces, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau.


OPINION

MINZNER, Justice.

{1} In this opinion, we discuss the surface access rights of a mineral lessee by virtue of a communitization agreement, which the lessee was authorized to execute by a prior owner of the fee. We do so in order to answer two questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. These questions arose in an appeal to the Tenth Circuit by Plaintiffs Raymond L. Kysar, Patsy Sue Kysar, and The Kysar Family Trust...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases