Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Houchins v. Devon Energy Production Co., No. 01-08-00273-CV, 2009 WL 3321406 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 15, 2009, pet. denied) (mem. op.), held that language in a deed stating that […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Bright v. Johnson, 302 S.W.3d 483 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2009, no pet.), held that a reservation of minerals in a contract described as “All of Record” was a reservation of all […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Winegar v. Martin, 304 S.W.3d 661 (Tex App.—Fort Worth 2010, no pet.), held that a deed reserving a 1/3 royalty to grantor out of grantor’s conveyance of a 1/3 mineral […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Escondido Services, LLC v. VKM Holdings, LP, 321 S.W.3d 102 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010, no pet.), held that the strip and gore doctrine can convey the mineral estate under a small […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Cornerstone Land, Ltd. v. Pierce, No. 10-10-00151-CV, 2010 WL 4243677 (Tex. App.— Waco Oct. 27, 2010, pet. denied) (mem. op.), held that, under the merger doctrine, a sales contract is 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. Gail v. Berry, 343 S.W.3d 520 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2011, pet. struck) held that the merger doctrine would not bar consideration of a contract of sale when the deed does […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Wiggins v. Cade, 313 S.W.3d 468 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2010, pet. denied), held that a mineral conveyance satisfies the statute of frauds if parol testimony can connect some data in the […]
