hilton doctrine

Hilton doctrine. Civil procedure. The rule that in a dispute between parties to an oil-and-gas lease, royalty owners who would lose their rights if the defendant’s lease were terminated are regarded as indispensable parties to a proceeding challenging the lease. Hilton v. Atlantic Refining Co., 327 F.2d 217 (5th Cir. 1964). [Cases: Mines and Minerals 78.7(2).]

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资深译员维皓，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与反垄断诉讼有关的法律文件。