Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Cash v. King, No. 04-16-00700-CV, 2017 WL 3701781 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 23, 2017, no pet.)(mem. op.) held that attorney’s fees are recoverable under the Declaratory Judgment Act in a suit […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Radcliffe v. Tidal Petroleum Inc., 521 S.W.3d 375 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, pet. denied) (Evidence in trespass to try title and bad faith trespass) held that evidence of intestacy was sufficient […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Consol. Prop. Interests, LLC v. Payne No. 12-15-00105-CV, 2016 WL 786939 (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 29, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op.) (Three-part mineral deed) held that under an old three-part form mineral […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hysaw v. Dawkins, 483 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. 2016) (Double fraction conveyances) considered the double-fraction issue in the context of a will-construction dispute and held that the will devised a fraction of […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Meekins v. Wisnoski, 404 S.W.3d 690 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013, no pet.) held that a receiver’s deed out of an estate was effective to convey all of 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. In re Estate of Slaughter, 305 S.W.3d 804 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2010, no pet.), held that an exception as to “production royalty” under a will had the same effect as 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. In Corine, Inc. v. Harris, 252 S.W.3d 657 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008, no pet.), the Harrises purchased a 528.14 acre tract of land from Marie Stevens, Mary Lou Stevens McDonald, […]