Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Dorchester Gas Producing Company v. The Harlow Corporation, S.W.2d (Tex. App.– Amarillo, No. 0 7-86-0024-CV, July 23, 1987). Dorchester owned the “gas and gas rights” under a section of land […]
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., 32 Tex. S. Ct. J. 252 (Text No. C- 6649, March 8, 1989), is an extremely important case for […]
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 (June 27, 1990), is the only Texas Supreme Court case to address the significant outstanding issues in the oil/gas controversy. For 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. 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. In Corine, Inc. v. Harris, 252 S.W.3d 657 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008, no pet.), the Harrises purchased a 528.14 acre tract of land from Marie Stevens, Mary Lou Stevens McDonald, […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Range Resources Corporation v. Bradshaw, No. 2-07-263-CV, 2008 WL 2002534 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth May 8, 2008, no pet.) (Memorandum opinion), examines whether the grantor of an interest in minerals reserved […]