Legal Opinion

Gerdes v. Mustang Exploration Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided February 23, 1984No. 13-82-386-CVPublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This suit arose out of an oil and gas lease. Because both parties have appealed from a judgment in the trial court, we will refer to them as Mustang and Gerdes.

Gerdes filed suit alleging non-payment of royalties for gas taken from his land by Mustang. He also petitioned for, inter alia, termination of the lease, loss of earnings due to Mustang’s failure to negotiate for the purchase of water from him to operate the wells drilled and compensation for expenses incurred by Gerdes in procuring other leases for Mustang.

Mustang’s response was a general denial together with a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Englander Co. v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Guthrie v. National Homes CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  3. City Products Corp. v. BermanTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Radford v. McNenyTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Pine v. Gibraltar Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  2. Neeley v. Bankers Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. John Masek Corp. v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  4. Gavenda v. Strata Energy, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Enserch Corp. v. Shand Morahan & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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