Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Glover v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 187 S.W.3d 201 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005, pet. denied), applied the doctrine of strips and gores and adverse possession to determine title to the minerals […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. ConocoPhillips Co. v. Incline Energy, Inc., 189 S.W. 3d 377 (Tex. App. – Tyler 2006, pet. denied) holds that Buyer under a gas purchase agreement was not required to account […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Ruiz v. Stewart Mineral Corp. , 202 S.W.3d 242, (Tex. App.—Tyler 2006, pet. denied) discusses the applicability of a declaratory judgment action to establish title by adverse possession and deed construction. […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Sun-Key Oil Company, Inc. v. Whealy, No. 2-06-198-CV, 2006 WL 3114466 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2006, no pet.) holds that a conveyance of a certain number of acres out of a larger […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hamilton v. Hamilton, No. 04-06-00046-CV, 2006 WL 3612876 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006, pet. denied) holds that a grant conveying 15% of “all rights owned,” save and except listed burdens, was not […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hamilton v. Morris Resources, Ltd., 225 S.W.3d 336 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2007, pet. filed), is a mineral/royalty deed-construction case. The case examines a series of original deeds, leases, and a correction […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Bowers v. Taylor, No. 01-05-00667-CV, 2007 WL 1299440 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist] 2007, no pet.), holds that the terms of a mineral deed convey a presently vested interest in the […]
