Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Ridge Oil Co., Inc. v. Guinn Investments, Inc., No. 02-0599, 2004 WL 1966096 (Tex. Sept. 3, 2004), is an important case on the temporary cessation of production (“TCOP”) doctrine, lease […]
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 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. BP America Production Company v. Marshall, 342 S.W.3d 59 (Tex. 2011) held that, among cotenants, the payment of a royalty rather than a cotenant share is sufficiently hostile to put the […]
