Legal Opinion
Snow v. Jupiter Oil Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided December 20, 1990No. 11-89-242-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ARNOT, Justice.
Seeking judicial construction of a mineral deed, Jupiter Oil Co. brought this declaratory judgment action to establish that it owned one-half of the minerals under a tract of land on which Gene M. Snow, a mineral lessee, was producing oil and gas. Trial was to the court. Snow appeals the trial court’s judgment that Jupiter is entitled to one-half of all the proceeds of production less its share of reasonable costs of drilling and production. Urging application of the “repugnant to the grant” rule as established in Alford v. Krum, 671 S.W.2d 870 (Tex.1984), Snow asserts…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Woods v. SimsTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Altman v. BlakeTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Benge v. ScharbauerTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Dahlberg v. HoldenTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- McMahon v. ChristmannTexas Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Concord Oil Co. v. Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
- Jupiter Oil Co. v. SnowTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Augusta Voges, Vernon Voges, Kevin R. Voges, Sheri Tuck, Kenneth Tuck, Lake Bastrop Acres, Inc., Mary Ann Townsend, Tommy Townsend, Arnold J. Goertz, Mary Harris Ray, and John Ray v. Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
- Concord Oil Co. v. Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
- Jupiter Oil Co. v. SnowTexas Supreme Court · 1992