Graham v. Prochaska

Admittedly, without reference to the John Hancock/Joslin and Joslin/Powell deeds, the majority could not reach the conclusion that the 1950 deed reserved to Prochaska a floating one-half royalty interest as opposed to a fixed one-sixteenth royalty interest. Because Texas law mandates the 1950 deed be harmonized by reference only to the language within the four corners of the document, I must respectfully dissent.

Proper Interpretation of an Unambiguous Deed

I believe the majority misapplies the law pertaining to proper deed construction, resulting in an incorrect construction of the unambiguous…