CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Amarillo Oil Company v. Energy-Agri Products,_Inc., S.W.2d (Tex. App.–Amarillo, 5/13/87). Amarillo Oil Company owned a prolific-gas well in Carson County which produced gas and no […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Simpson v. Curtis, 351 S.W.3d 374 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2010, no pet.), held that neither the statute of frauds nor the doctrine of merger would bar reformation of a deed […]
Richard F. Brown Ramirez v. Flores, No. 04-05-0075-CV, 2006 WL 927295 (Tex. App.—San Antonio April 12, 2006, no pet.), is a suit for reformation of a deed. Ramirez agreed to sell the surface and 1/16th of the mineral estate in certain land to Flores. After the sale closed, Ramirez discovered that the title company made […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. City of Alvin v. Zindle, No. 14-08-00458-CV, 2009 WL 4573702 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 8, 2009, pet. denied) (mem. op.), held that a lessor under an oil and gas […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Day & Company. Inc. v. Texland Petroleum. Inc., S.W.2d , 33 Tx. S. Ct. J. 297 (March 7, 1990), holds that the executive right is an interest in property, […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of some significance to you. In Hydrocarbons Horizons. Inc. v. Pecos Development Corp., 797 S.W.2d 265 (Tex. App.– Corpus Christi 1990), writ denied per curiam, 803 S.W.2d 266 (Tex. 1991 a consultant was suing […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Gonyea v. Kerby, No. 10-12-00182-CV, 2013 WL 4040117 (Tex. App.—Waco Aug. 8, 2013, pet. denied) construed two conflicting contracts for deed against the draftsman after considering extrinsic evidence. Gonyea […]