Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 22, 1990, 89-3268 (Billy Ray Eubanks v. Getty Oil Company)

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JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In this case we are called upon to decide whether a decision of an Alabama court upholding a state agency’s order unitizing a gas field operates as a collateral estoppel to preclude appellant’s antitrust claim.

I.

Facts and Prior Proceedings

Appellant Eubanks owns an 8.