Opinion ID: 1598921
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Estate vs. Patrick and Petrotech

Text: The Estate brought third-party claims against Patrick and Petrotech requesting that they be substituted as defendants in Minex's main action and, in the alternative, seeking indemnity if Minex recovered against it. The Estate argues that the evidence shows a contract by Patrick to pay Kathleen's share of working-interest expenses on Mosser 1-26 and that the evidence also supports a determination that Patrick and Petrotech are estopped from claiming that they paid Kathleen's share of working-interest expenses for several years by mistake. The trial court did not reach these questions because it dismissed Minex's claim against the Estate. Because we reverse the dismissal of Minex's claim against the Estate, we likewise reverse the trial court's dismissal of the Estate's third-party claims against Patrick and Petrotech. We remand for consideration of these claims if Minex prevails on its claim against the Estate.