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. Luckel v. White, S.W.2d (1991) [See The PPROA Pipeline, Volume 61, No. 12 (December 1990), for Case Note on Civil Appeals opinion], overrules Alford v. Krum, 671 S.W.2d […]
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. Peacock v. Schroeder, 846 S.W.2d 905 (Tex. App.–San Antonio 1973, no writ), concerns easement rights across a large ranch to a small oil and gas lease located within the […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hutchings v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 862 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1993 writ den.) Concerns the definition of casinghead gas. An old 1925 lease provided for a tiny fixed-rate royalty […]
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. 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 […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Garner v. Griffin, No. 13-06-621-CV, 2009 WL 200772 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Jan. 29, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op.), holds that a co-tenant’s execution of oil and gas leases (which did […]
