XOG Operating, LLC and Geronimo Holding Corporation v. Chesapeake Exploration Limited Partnership and Chesapeake Exploration, LLC

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-13-00439-CV XOG OPERATING, LLC AND GERONIMO HOLDING CORPORATION, APPELLANTS V. CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C., APPELLEES On Appeal from the 31st District Court Wheeler County, Texas Trial Court No. 12,375, Honorable Steven R. Emmert, Presiding September 2, 2015 DISSENTING OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ. For the reasons I will outline briefly, I am unable to agree with my colleagues’ reading of the retained acreage language in the assignment. The retained…