Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Merriman v. XTO Energy, Inc., No. 10-09-00276-CV, 2011 WL 1901987 (Tex. App- Waco May 11, 2011) held that no bright lines can be drawn by which to categorize 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. Exxon Corp. v. Pluff1 holds that the common lease clause giving lessee the right to remove equipment does not impose a duty to remove equipment, and that the cause […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Discovery Operating, Inc. v. BP America Production Co., 311 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2010, pet. Denied,held that Tex. Nat. Res. Code Section 85.321 allows owners of production or property […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of some significance to you. Satanta Oil Co. v. Henderson, 855 S.W.2d 888 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1993, no writ), examines the liability of the oil operator to the surface user for the death of […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of some significance to you. Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One v. Haupt, Inc., 854 S.W.2d 909 (Tex. 1993), explores the rights of the mineral owner and the surface owner in […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Haupt v. Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One, 870 S.W.2d 350 (Tex. App.–Waco 1994 no writ) is a reprise of a case reported in Pipeline January, 1994. […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Landreth v. Melendez, 948 S.W.2d 76 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 1997, n.w.h.) considers whether the “accommodation doctrine” applies to a conflict between the surface owner and the mineral owner over surface […]
