Huff Energy Fund, L.P. v. Longview Energy Co.

Because I believe the $25 million cap on a supersedeas bond contained in Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 52.006(b)(2) applies per judgment debtor, I respectfully dissent from that portion of the majority’s opinion. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 52.006(b)(2) (West 2008).

Here, the final judgment awarded to Longview Energy Company both money (certain production revenues plus $95.5 million) and property in the form of a constructive trust over leases and mineral interests covering a large number of acres in the Eagle Ford shale. Chapter-52 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code…