C. W. Byrom Et Al. v. Paul Pendley

The question presented for review is whether C. W. Byrom, a cotenant who drilled a producing well while denying, in a pending lawsuit, the validity of cotenant Paul Pendleys interest, is a bad-faith trespasser as a matter of law. In a bench trial, the district court answered this question negatively, and awarded Byrom recovery against Pendley for his necessary and reasonable costs of production.