Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Riley v. Riley, 972 S.W.2d 149 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1998, n.p.h.) reviews homestead rights in oil and gas production and the applicability of the open mine doctrine. At the time Elbert and […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Walton v. City of Midland, 409 S.W.3d 926 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2013, pet. denied) held that granting a permit to drill an oil and gas well did not constitute 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. Temple – Inland Forest Products Corp. v. Henderson Family Partnership, Ltd. 958 S.W.2d 183 (Tex. 1997), is a case on the mineral/royalty distinction. The case holds that the deeds 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. Ely v. Briley, 959 S.W.2d 723 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998, no writ) considers whether a severed riparian mineral interest is subject to accretion. In a 1947 deed, Grantor reserved “an undivided […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Siegert v. Seneca Resources Corp., 28 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 2000, n.pet.h.), considers whether a severed mineral estate is subject to the doctrine of accretion. A tract 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. Aurora Petroleum, Inc. v. Newton, 287 S.W.3d 373 (Tex. App.—Amarillo, May 22, 2009, no pet.), held that the owner of executive rights has no duty to lease. Newton 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. Crawford Family Farm P’ship v. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., 409 S.W.3d 908 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2013, pet. denied) held that a nongovernmental entity had the power to exercise the power of eminent […]
