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. Taylor, 10-11-00014-CV, 2012 WL 1435171 (Tex. App.—Waco Apr. 25, 2012, pet. denied) (mem. op.), held that the Duhig rule did not apply based on the intent 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. 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. 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 cases may be of significance to you. Jinkins v. Bryan, 763 S.W.2d 539 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, writ denied) and Raw Hide Oil & Gas Inc. v. Maxus Exploration Company, 766 S.W.2d 264 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, application for writ […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the cases may be of significance to you. Jinkins v. Bryan, 763 S.W.2d 539 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, writ denied) and Raw Hide Oil & Gas Inc. v. Maxus Exploration Company, 766 S.W.2d 264 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, application 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 […]
