David W. Cromwell v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 23-0927 ══════════ David W. Cromwell, Petitioner, v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, Respondent ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ Argued February 18, 2025 JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the Court. The habendum clause that can be found in any oil-and-gas lease proves that true Texans can use Latinisms, too. “The clause beginning ‘to have and to hold’ is the habendum and tenendum combined, though it is traditionally called…