BURLINGTON RES. OIL & GAS v. LANG AND SONS

No. DA 10-0406.

259 P.3d 766 (2011)

2011 MT 199

BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY, LP, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LANG AND SONS INCORPORATED, a/k/a Lang and Sons, Inc., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Albert R. Batterman , Batterman Law Offices, P.C., Baker, Montana Richard W. Heineman , Attorney at Law, Wibaux, Montana.

For Appellee: Jeffery J. Oven , Matthew S. Brahana , Crowley Fleck, PLLP, Billings, Montana.


Justice BRIAN MORRIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Lang and Sons, Incorporated (Lang) owns and operates a cattle ranch in Fallon County. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company (Burlington) leases the rights to oil and gas beneath Lang's surface estate. Lang appeals from the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Fallon County, determining that Burlington had no obligation to compensate separately...

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