Legal Opinion
Scholz v. Heath
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided November 8, 1982No. 10-81-043-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHASE, Justice.
This declaratory action was brought to resolve a three-party dispute over the ownership of a royalty interest in lands conveyed and reserved in a 1971 general warranty deed, hereafter referred to as the Scholz deed. The Scholz deed, conveying 395.7 acres of land which consisted of two tracts, a 312.2 acre tract and a 83.5 acre tract, contained the following reservation:
SAVE AND EXCEPT from this conveyance one-half (½) of the royalty in the oil, gas, and other minerals in and under said tracts of land in the manner and according to the terms in a deed from Martin Standley…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Duhig v. Peavy-Moore Lumber Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1940
- Harris v. WindsorTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- Waters v. EllisTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Smith v. LiddellTexas Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by16 opinions
- BMC Software Belgium, NV v. MarchandTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Mercer v. Bludworth, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
- Transource International, Inc. v. Trinity Industries, Inc., a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Angell v. Bailey, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2007
- I & JC Corp. v. Helen of Troy L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
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