Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. ConocoPhillips Company v. Ramirez, 534 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, pet. filed), held that: (1) absent an express reservation, the mineral estate is included in a devise of the surface […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Reed v. Maltsberger/Storey Ranch, LLC, 534 S.W.3d 51 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, pet. denied) is a deed construction case, which held that a deed conveyed a mineral interest, rather than 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. BNSF Railway Co. v. Chevron Midcontinent, L.P., 528 S.W.3d 124 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017, no. pet.) held that a railroad deed conveyed a right-of-way easement, not a fee simple absolute. 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. Radcliffe v. Tidal Petroleum Inc., 521 S.W.3d 375 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, pet. denied) (Evidence in trespass to try title and bad faith trespass) held that evidence of intestacy was sufficient […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Aery v. Hoskins, Inc., 493 S.W.3d 684 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016, pet. denied) (Pooling by cross-conveyance as appurtenant to the land or interest in gross) held that a conveyance of 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. Chambers v. San Augustine County Appraisal Dist. Chambers v. San Augustine Cnty. Appraisal Dist., 514 S.W.3d 420 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2017, no. pet.) (Pooling as a cross-conveyance), held that oil and gas […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, 520 S.W.3d 39 (Tex. 2017) (Surface estate and subsurface trespass by drilling) held that the surface owner has the right to locate a […]
