BANK OF AMERICA v. APACHE CORP.

Nos. 26,828, 27,062, 26,658.

184 P.3d 435 (2008)

2008-NMCA-054

BANK OF AMERICA, as Trustee for The Millard Deck Estate, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. APACHE CORPORATION, Atlantic Richfield Company, BP America Production Company, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Conocophillips Company, Exxonmobil Corporation, John H. Hendrix Corporation, Marathon Oil Company, ME-TEX Oil & Gas, Inc., Shell Oil Company, Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc., and XTO Energy, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Amerada Hess Corporation, Campbell & Hedrick, Celero Energy L.P., Gruy Petroleum Management, Pecos Production, Inc. Pure Resources, L.P., Quay Valley, Inc., RB Operating Company, Roca Production, Inc., and Stephens & Johnson Operating Co., Defendants. Bank of America, as Trustee for The Millard Deck Estate, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rice Operating Company, Defendant-Appellee. S & D Ranch, L.L.C., and Leo V. Sims, L.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Conocophillips Company, Marathon Oil Company, Pierce Production Company, L.L.C., and Rice Operating Company, Defendants-Appellees, and Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P., And John H. Hendrix Corporation, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. and Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc., Five States Energy Company, L.L.C., Sid Richardson Carbon & Gasoline Co., and Zachary Oil Operating Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied March 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Robins III, Darin M. Foster, Heard, Robins, Cloud & Lubel, L.L.P., Santa Fe, NM, L. Michael Messina, L. Michael Messina, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Appellants Bank of America, S & D Ranch, L.L.C., and Leo V. Sims, L.L.C.

Harper Estes, Steven C. Kiser, Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, P.C. Midland, TX, A.J. Olsen, Sheryl L. Saavedra, Hennighausen & Olsen, L.L.P., Roswell, NM, for Appellees Chevron U.S.A., Inc. and Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc.

Thomas M. Hnasko, Gary W. Larson, Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P., Santa Fe, NM, for Appellees ConocoPhillips Company and ExxonMobil Corporation.

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., John R. Cooney, Earl E. DeBrine, Jr., Emil J. Kiehne, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees Apache Corporation, Atlantic Richfield Company, BP America Production Company, and Chesapeake Operating, Inc.

Michael J. Mazzone, Ann Al-Bahish, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Houston, TX, Eric M. Sommer, Sommer, Udall, Hardwick, Ahern, & Hyatt, LLC, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee Marathon Oil Company.

Michael B. Campbell, Bradford C. Berge, Michael H. Feldewert, Robert J. Sutphin, Jr., Holland & Hart, L.L.P., Santa Fe, NM, for Appellees John H. Hendrix Corporation, Shell Oil Company, and XTO Energy, Inc.

Larry D. Beall, Jose R. Blanton, Beall & Biehler, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee Me-Tex Oil & Gas, Inc.

Michael R. Comeau, Jon J. Indall, Comeau, Maldegen, Templeman & Indall, LLP, Santa Fe, NM, Franklin H. McCallum, Midland, TX, for Appellee Rice Operating Company.

Jeffrey E. Jones, Law Office of Jeffrey E. Jones, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee Pierce Production Company, LLC.

Gary Don Reagan, Mark Terrence Sanchez, Reagan & Sanchez, P.A., Hobbs, NM, Bradley L. DeLuca, Johnson DeLuca Kennedy & Kurisky, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Dynegy Midstream Services.


Certiorari Denied, No. 30,955, March 14, 2008.

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} This opinion resolves two separate appeals that we address together because they raise the same issue. We consider whether venue that is proper as to one or more defendant foreign corporations with a statutory agent for service of process may establish venue for either (1) a defendant foreign corporation with a statutory agent in a county other than the county where...

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