Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. State v. Cemex Const. Materials South, L.L.C., 350 S.W.3d 396 (Tex. App.–El Paso 2011, pet. granted, judgm’t vacated w.r.m.)held that all deposits of granite, limestone, gravel, sand, and any […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Day & Company. Inc. v. Texland Petroleum. Inc., S.W.2d , 33 Tx. S. Ct. J. 297 (March 7, 1990), holds that the executive right is an interest in 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. In Hawkins v. Twin Montana. Inc., No. 02-88-240-CV (Tex. App.–Fort Worth, September 26, 1990, n.w.h.), Hawkins owned the surface and all of the executive rights. Elliott owned all […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. EOG Resources, Inc. v. Hurt, 357 S.W.3d 144 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2011, pet. denied) held that an oil and gas lessee was not obligated to compensate lessor’s tenant 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. Migl v. Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration & Production, Inc., No. 13-05-589-CV, 2007 WL 475318 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Feb. 15, 2007, no pet.) examines royalty requirements under implied and express […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. The Texas Supreme Court issued a very important opinion in Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Pool.1 After a lease termination by cessation of production, a lessee can reacquire ownership […]
CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the cases may be of significance to you. In Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp. v. Dixon, 737 S.W.2d 96 (Tex. App.–Eastland 1987, no writ), the court upheld the right of the lessee to make […]
