Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Kardell v. Acker, 492 S.W.3d 837 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016, no pet.) (Conveyance of royalty) held that a deed was a non-participating royalty deed, and it conveyed 1/5 of the entire […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Apache Deepwater, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd. 485 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. 2016) (Termination of production payment at end of lease term) held that a production payment from land covered by multiple […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Flanagan v. Chesapeake Exploration, LLC No. 3:15-CV-0222-B, 2015 WL 6736648 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2015) (mem. op.) (Implied duty to reasonably market) described the proper pleading for breach of the implied […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Leal v. Cuanto Antes Mejor LLC No. 04-14-00694-CV, 2015 WL 3999034 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 1, 2015, no pet.) (mem. op.) (Fixed or floating royalty) held that a deed conveyed 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. Hysaw v. Dawkins, 483 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2016) (Double fraction conveyances) considered the double-fraction issue in the context of a will-construction dispute and held that the will devised a fraction of […]
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 Exploration, L.L.C. v. Hyder, No. 03-14-00257-CV, 2015 WL 9583873 (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 29, 2015, pet. filed) (mem. op.) held that an overriding royalty was free of all post-production costs. 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. Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil, L.P., 13-14-00727-CV, 2016 WL 1732436 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Apr. 28, 2016, no. pet.) (mem. op.) (Payment satisfies Division Order Statute), held that payment of suspended royalties plus interest […]
