Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Fort Worth 4th Street Partners, L.P. v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., 882 F.3d 574 (5th Cir. 2018) held that the surface use damages payment provision in a Surface Use Agreement was 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. VirTex Operating Co. v. Bauerle, No. 04-16-00549-CV, 2017 WL 5162546 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Nov. 8, 2017, no. pet. h.), rule 53.7(f) motion granted) (Jan. 25, 2018) (mem. op.), held that an […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. XTO Energy Inc. v. Goodwin, No. 12-16-00068-CV, 2017 WL 4675136 (Tex. App.—Tyler Oct. 18, 2017, pet. denied), held that there is no depth limitation on a cause of action for 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. Boothe v. Green, 534 S.W.3d 93 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2017, pet. filed), held that a devise of real property was adeemed only in part because the testatrix still possessed a part […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, 520 S.W.3d 39 (Tex. 2017) (Surface estate and subsurface trespass by drilling) held that the surface owner has the right to locate 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. Coyote Lake Ranch, LLC v. City of Lubbock 498 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2016) (Accommodation doctrine extended to severed groundwater estates) held that the accommodation doctrine applies to resolve conflicts between 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. Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, 480 S.W.3d 628 (Tex. App.—San Antonio, 2015, pet. filed) (Surface estate and subsurface trespass by drilling) held that the surface estate includes the […]
