Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. MPH Production Co., Inc. v. Smith, 06–11–00085–CV, 2012 WL 1813467 (Tex. App.—Texarkana May 18, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.), held that a right of first refusal to purchase minerals […]
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. Harrington v. Magellan Pipeline Co., L.P., 10-09-00131-CV, 2011 WL 6225276 (Tex. App.—Waco Dec. 14, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op.), held that a pipeline easement and subsequent assignment were ambiguous […]
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 […]
