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174 Stewman Ranch, Inc. v. Double M Ranch, Ltd.

CASE NOTE Richard F. Brown Stewman Ranch, Inc. v. Double M. Ranch, Ltd., 192 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2006, pet. denied), construed a deed reservation to determine whether it reserved one-half of the royalty in “the described lands,” or only one-half of the royalty grantors then owned. Grantors did not own 100% of the […] More...

191 Hlavinka v. Hlavinka

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hlavinka v. Hlavinka, 2008 WL 2151527 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi, May 22, 2008, no pet.), holds that the expiration of a twenty-five year term mineral interest should be calculated from […] More...

197 Garza v. Prolithic Energy Co., L.P.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Garza v. Prolithic Energy Co., L.P., 195 S.W.3d 137 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006, pet. denied) analyzes two deeds raising the issues of (1) the mineral royalty distinction, and (2) […] More...

198 Glover v. Union Pac. R.R.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Glover v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 187 S.W.3d 201 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005, pet. denied), applied the doctrine of strips and gores and adverse possession to determine title to the […] More...

200 ConocoPhillips Co. v. Incline Energy, Inc.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. ConocoPhillips Co. v. Incline Energy, Inc., 189 S.W. 3d 377 (Tex. App. – Tyler 2006, pet. denied) holds that Buyer under a gas purchase agreement was not required to […] More...

201 Ruiz v. Stewart Mineral Corp.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Ruiz v. Stewart Mineral Corp. , 202 S.W.3d 242, (Tex. App.—Tyler 2006, pet. denied) discusses the applicability of a declaratory judgment action to establish title by adverse possession and deed construction. […] More...

208 Sun-Key Oil Co., Inc. v. Whealy

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Sun-Key Oil Company, Inc. v. Whealy, No. 2-06-198-CV, 2006 WL 3114466 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2006, no pet.) holds that a conveyance of a certain number of acres out of a larger […] More...

210 Hamilton v. Hamilton

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hamilton v. Hamilton, No. 04-06-00046-CV, 2006 WL 3612876 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006, pet. denied) holds that a grant conveying 15% of “all rights owned,” save and except listed burdens, was not […] More...

217 Hamilton v. Morris Res., Ltd.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hamilton v. Morris Resources, Ltd., 225 S.W.3d 336 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2007, pet. filed), is a mineral/royalty deed-construction case. The case examines a series of original deeds, leases, and a correction […] More...

225 Bowers. v. Taylor

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Bowers v. Taylor, No. 01-05-00667-CV, 2007 WL 1299440 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist] 2007, no pet.), holds that the terms of a mineral deed convey a presently vested interest in […] More...