LIERLY v. TIDEWATER PETROLEUM CORP.

No. 100,844.

139 P.3d 897 (2006)

2006 OK 47

Phillip Roger LIERLY and Joe Bill Lierly, Appellees, v. TIDEWATER PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected June 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom C. Lane, Sr., Sapulpa, OK, for appellees.

Sam T. Allen, IV, Sapulpa, OK, for appellant.


TAYLOR, J.

¶ 1 Appellant presents two questions of law for certiorari review: 1) Is an oil and gas lessee subject to liability for malicious prosecution for seeking an injunction against the surface owner who interferes with lessee's entry upon the land at a specific location? and 2) Is a defendant entitled to present closing argument on the amount of punitive damages in the second stage of a jury trial even though the...

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