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001625P.pdf   01/10/2002  ANR Western Coal  v.  Basin Electric Power
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-1625
                          and No:  00-1628
   District of North Dakota   
   Civil Case - diversity. North Dakota recognizes an implied duty 
   to develop oil and gas leases by royalty holder and district court 
   did not clearly err in finding a breach of the duty by a 
   preferential mining of other reserves. District court erred in 
   calculating damages limited to interest from royalties and case 
   is remanded for calculation based on full royalties. District 
   court erred in rejecting a tortious-interference-with-contract claim.