Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Morris Resources, Ltd.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided April 5, 2007No. 04-05-00904-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.
This dispute involves the interpretation of several oil and gas deeds executed in the 1920s and 1930s. At issue is whether the deeds resulted in a grant of one mineral estate or a grant of two mineral estates differing in magnitude and duration. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On June 8, 1926, John and Matilda Richardson (“the Richardsons”) executed two deeds, each conveying to George H. Coates a “l/4th interest in and to all the oil, gas and other minerals in and under and that may be produced from the following described lands situated in Duval County,…
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