Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lyle v. Jane Guinn Revocable Trust, 365 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010, pet. denied) held that an oil and gas assignment in which the assignee agreed to […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Tawes v. Barnes, 340 S.W.3d 419 (Tex. 2011) held that a lessor of lands included within a Joint Operating Agreement (“JOA”) had no right to sue under the JOA, […]
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. Hutchings v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 862 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1993 writ den.) Concerns the definition of casinghead gas. An old 1925 lease provided for a tiny fixed-rate royalty […]
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 […]
