Vessels v. Anschutz Corp.

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

This is an action for tortious interference with a contractual and business relationship and conspiracy to commit tortious interference. C. Wayne Vessels and O.F. Crookham are appealing a summary judgment granted in favor of The Anschutz Corporation and Santa Fe Minerals, Inc. on their affirmative defenses of estoppel, waiver, and ratification.

In 1986, the Red River National Bank in Clarksville owned a 565.29 acre tract of land, including one half of the minerals free of any lease. The appellants, acting through Vessels, negotiated a letter of intent in which they agreed…