Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Luecke v. Wallace, 951 S.W.2d 267 (Tex. App.–Austin 1997) discusses the duty owed by an executive to a non-participating royalty interest owner. In 1984, Plaintiff and her then husband divorced. […]
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. Headington Oil Co., L.P. v. White, 287 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, no pet.), held that interest was not payable on suspended royalties when the size 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. Love v. Texas Express Pipeline, LLC held that the court in an appeal challenging a natural-gas pipeline condemnation proceeding has no jurisdiction when there was no timely objection filed […]
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 […]
