CASE OF THE MONTH Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Amarillo Oil Company v. Energy-Agri Products. Inc., 32 Tex. S. Ct. J. 252 (Text No. C- 6649, March 8, 1989), is an extremely important case for […]

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the cases may be of significance to you.  Jinkins v. Bryan, 763 S.W.2d 539 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, writ denied) and Raw Hide Oil & Gas Inc. v. Maxus Exploration Company, 766 S.W.2d 264 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, application for writ […]

Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the cases may be of significance to you.  Jinkins v. Bryan, 763 S.W.2d 539 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, writ denied) and Raw Hide Oil & Gas Inc. v. Maxus Exploration Company, 766 S.W.2d 264 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1988, application for […]

Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.  Amarillo Oil Company v. Energy-Agri Products. Inc., S.W.2d (June 27, 1990), is the only Texas Supreme Court case to address the significant outstanding issues in the oil/gas controversy. For 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.  Glover v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 187 S.W.3d 201 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005, pet. denied), applied the doctrine of strips and gores and adverse possession to determine title to the minerals […]

Richard F. Brown   The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you.   Railroad Commission of Texas v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future, 336 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. 2011) held that a Texas Railroad Commission (“TRC”) determination that the term “public interest” […]