Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Apache Deepwater, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd. 485 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. 2016) (Termination of production payment at end of lease term) held that a production payment from land covered by multiple […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Leal v. Cuanto Antes Mejor LLC No. 04-14-00694-CV, 2015 WL 3999034 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 1, 2015, no pet.) (mem. op.) (Fixed or floating royalty) held that a deed conveyed 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. Plains Expl. & Prod. Co. v. Torch Energy Advisors Inc., 473 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. 2015) (Excluded Assets clause in PSA) construes the Excluded Assets clause in a typical Purchase and Sale […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hardwick v. Smith Energy Co. , 500 S.W.3d 474 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2016, pet. filed) (Statute of Frauds and prospect agreement)held that a landman’s contract violated the Statute of Frauds by failing […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Hyder, No. 03-14-00257-CV, 2015 WL 9583873 (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 29, 2015, pet. filed) (mem. op.) held that an overriding royalty was free of all post-production costs. The […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Goss v. Addax Minerals Fund, LP, 07-14-00167-CV, 2016 WL 1612918 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Apr. 21, 2016, pet. denied) (mem. op.) (Reformation of deed, discovery rule, and limitations) held that the discovery rule does not […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Alford v. McKeithen, No. 12-14-00262-CV, 2016 WL 1253902 (Tex. App.—Tyler Mar. 31, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op.) (Deed incorporating less than all of Exhibit A into the deed) is a deed construction […]
