Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Tregellas v. Carl M. Archer Trust No. Three, 507 S.W.3d 423 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2016, pet. granted) (ROFR, limitations, discovery rule, correction deed) analyzed the effect of the statute of limitations, discovery […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. North Shore Energy, L.L.C. v. Harkins, 501 S.W.3d 598 (Tex. 2016) (per curiam) (Option to lease and geophysical trespass) is a contract interpretation case which held that the option contract granting […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Petrohawk Properties, L.P. v. Jones 455 S.W.3d 753 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2015, pet. dism’d) (Oral amendment extending agreement to lease) held that breach of contract claims under oral modifications that extended the […]
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. Peko Oil USA v. Evans, 800 S.W.2d 572 (Tex. App.–Dallas 1990, writ den.), is another case in which the unsuccessful promoter of a deal sought to recover in quantum […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lazy M Ranch, Ltd. v. TXI Operations, LP, 978 S.W.2d 678 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998, pet. denied) considers the consequences of unauthorized mineral exploration outside a permitted area. TXI and Lazy […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Oakrock Exploration Co. v. Killam1 considers whether an offer to lease accepted by the landowner constituted an enforceable contract. Oakrock was attempting to lease a tract that was still subject […]
Richard F. Brown Trenolone v. Cook Exploration Company, 166 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005, no writ), examined the rights of the surface owner and the mineral lessee in an abandoned pipeline. In 1961, Cities Service acquired a pipeline right-of-way easement under what eventually became Trenolone’s residential neighborhood. The easement provided: This right-of-way agreement may […]
