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MacDonald v. Sanders

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 27, 1947No. 6321PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARVEY, Justice.

On August 19, 1940, Ray Sanders and wife executed an oil and gas lease to H. D. MacDonald and F. M. Morrison covering lots 20, 21, 22, and 23 of the Reese Addition to the town of Hawkins, Texas. All of the plaintiffs claim under this lease. Apparently Sanders, MacDonald, and Morrison thought that Sanders owned all of the minerals under the lots in question, but actually he owned only ⅜ of the minerals. Subsequent to the execution of the lease Sanders, as well as a lease broker named Hudson, discovered the outstanding ½ mineral interest to be in A. F. Dean. Hudson contacted W.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Allen v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Talley v. HowsleyTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Gardner v. RundellTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  4. State Nat'l Bk. of Corpus Christi v. MorganTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Talley v. HowsleyTexas Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Benge v. ScharbauerTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Williams v. Gaines, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1997
  3. Wynn v. Sklar & Phillips Oil CompanySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  4. Bradley v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Badger v. KingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959

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