ARCO v. WHITING OIL & GAS CORP

Supreme Court Case No. 10SC688.

320 P.3d 1179 (2014)

2014 CO 16

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION, f/k/a Equity Oil Company, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

March 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP, Shannon Wells Stevenson , Elizabeth H. Titus , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, PC, Kathryn Haight , Keith D. Tooley , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Bar Association: Benjamin, Bain, Howard & Cohen, LLC, James W. Bain , Greenwood Village, Colorado, The Sweetser Law Firm, P.C. Daniel A. Sweetser , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc


JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court

¶ 1 We granted certiorari review to address a doctrine that has been described as "long cherished by law school professors and dreaded by most law students: the infamous rule against perpetuities." Byke Constr. Co. v. Miller, 140 Ariz. 57, 680 P.2d 193, 194 (Ct.App.1984). Specifically, we have been asked to determine whether section...

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