Love v. State

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

The State of Texas brought an action in district court to enforce a final order issued by the Railroad Commission assessing administrative penalties against Sopresa Petroleum, Inc. for failure to plug inactive wells in violation of the Texas Natural Resources Code. Additionally, the State sued to recover civil penalties, plugging costs, and attorney’s fees. The State also sought to hold Jeff Love (a/k/a J.L. Love) and Daniel Welch individually liable for Sopresa’s debts under alternative theories of liability including “piercing the corporate veil.” The district court…