Long v. Rim Operating, Inc.

OPINION

RICK STRANGE, Justice.

This is a dispute over the ownership of a working interest in a 160-acre tract of land in Dawson County. RIM Operating, Inc. filed suit against Larry T. Long seeking a declaratory judgment that Long relinquished his interest to other working interest owners when he did not consent to a workover operation. The trial court granted summary judgment for RIM and awarded it attorney’s fees. We reverse the attorney’s fee award and remand for a factual determination but otherwise affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Background Facts

The 160-acre tract for which this…