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. Sun Exploration and Production Company v. Jackson, S.W.2d, 31 Tex. S. Ct. J. 604 (1988), is focused on whether there is an implied covenant in an […]
CASE NOTE Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. The issue in Sun Exploration and Production Company v. Jackson, 33 Tex. S. Ct. J. 57 (Opinion dated October 25, 1989) was whether there exists in Texas […]
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. Peko Oil USA v. Evans, 800 S.W.2d 572 (Tex. App.–Dallas 1990, writ den.), is another case in which the unsuccessful promoter of a deal sought to recover in quantum […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lazy M Ranch, Ltd. v. TXI Operations, LP, 978 S.W.2d 678 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998, pet. denied) considers the consequences of unauthorized mineral exploration outside a permitted area. TXI and Lazy […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Oakrock Exploration Co. v. Killam1 considers whether an offer to lease accepted by the landowner constituted an enforceable contract. Oakrock was attempting to lease a tract that was still subject […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Chesapeake Operating, Inc. v. Sanchez Oil & Gas Corp., Civ. A. No. H-11-1890, 2012 WL 2133554 (S.D. Tex. June 12, 2012), held that the exculpatory clause in a […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Reeder v. Wood County Energy, L.L.C., 320 S.W.3d 433 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2010, reversed); Reeder v. Wood County Energy, LLC, 395 S.W.3d 789 (Tex. 2012), held that the gross negligence […]
