Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Coates Energy Trust v. Frost Nat. Bank, No. 04-11-00838-CV, 2012 WL 5984693 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 28, 2012, pet. denied) held that the inconsistent provisions of a three- part […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Glenn v. Lucas, 376 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2012, no pet.) held that a vendor perfected title under a judgment foreclosing a vendor’s lien, even though there was 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. Moore v. Noble Energy, Inc., 374 S.W.3d 644 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2012, no pet.), held that a reservation clause that reserved to Grantor “a one-half non-participating royalty interest (one-half […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Coghill v. Griffith, 358 S.W.3d 834 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2012, pet. denied) construes a royalty reservation in a deed as a fraction of royalty rather than a fractional royalty. Coghill’s […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Sundance Minerals, L.P. v. Moore, 354 S.W.3d 507 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2011, pet. denied) is a deed construction case which held that the Grantor reserved a fraction of 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. XTO Energy Inc. v. Nikolai, 357 S.W.3d 47 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2011, pet. filed) held that the surface owner was estopped from challenging the original severance of 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. Philipello v. Nelson Family Farming Trust, 349 S.W.3d 692 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, pet. denied), held that an outstanding mineral interest did not proportionally reduce the 1/8 royalty reserved […]
