Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Davis v. Mueller, 528 S.W,.3d 97 (Tex. 2017), held that a conveyance of all interests owned by grantor in Harrison County satisfied the Statute of Frauds. The parties aligned as successors […]
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. Laddex, Ltd., 513 S.W.3d 476 (Tex. 2017), held that the trial court erred in submitting a jury charge question that limited the jury’s consideration to 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. Texas v. United States Envtl. Prot. Agency, 829 F.3d 405 (5th Cir. 2016) (Clean Air Act and coal-fired electrical generating plants) granted a stay, pending appeal, of the Environmental Protection Agency’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. Ranchero Esperanza, Ltd. v. Marathon Oil Co., 488 S.W.3d 354 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015, no pet.) (Saltwater surface damages)analyzed the related issues of standing, accrual of the cause of action, limitations, […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Aycock v. Vantage Fort Worth Energy, LLC held that a recovery by unleased cotenants for payment of bonus after ratification of the lease must come from the lessor, not the lessee. […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Enbridge Pipelines (E. Texas) L.P. v. Avinger Timber, LLC, 386 S.W.3d 256 (Tex. 2012), held that the condemnation value of the landowner’s interest in an existing gas plant site […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Love v. Texas Express Pipeline, LLC held that the court in an appeal challenging a natural-gas pipeline condemnation proceeding has no jurisdiction when there was no timely objection filed […]
