CARAWAY, J.
The trial court determined that a $7.6 million payment and a higher lease royalty were owed to the plaintiff/lessor under a mineral lease because of the operation of a so-called most favored nations clause in the lease. The clause required a bonus-related payment and higher royalty for the lessor in the event that the original lessee or its "successors and assigns" acquired other nearby leases for a higher bonus or royalty. The defendant/lessee transferred...
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