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MINERAL RIGHTS

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  ERG Resources, LLC v. Merlon Texas, Inc., No. 01-08-01007-CV, 2009 WL 3491049 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 29, 2009, no pet.) (mem. op.), held that an assignment conveying the assignor’s […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Gonyea v. Kerby, No. 10-12-00182-CV, 2013 WL 4040117 (Tex. App.—Waco Aug. 8, 2013, pet. denied) construed two conflicting contracts for deed against the draftsman after considering extrinsic evidence.  Gonyea […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Dupnik v. Hermis, No. 04-12-00417-CV, 2013 WL 979199 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 13, 2013, pet. denied) held that a conveyance of the surface only was effective to reserve the […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
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. BNW Prop. Co., 393 S.W.3d 852 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2012, pet. denied),  held that Grantor’s express conveyance by deed of his 3/9 mineral interest, with […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Richmond v. Wells, 395 S.W.3d 262 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2012, pet. denied), held that the rights to ownership of the non-possessory interests of a lessor under an oil and gas lease […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
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 […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion.  You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   MPH Production Co., Inc. v. Smith, 06–11–00085–CV, 2012 WL 1813467 (Tex. App.—Texarkana May 18, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.), held that a right of first refusal to purchase minerals […]