Legal Opinion
EP Operating Co. v. MJC Energy Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided July 28, 1994No. 13-92-643-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.
This case involves the sufficiency of a series of letters to satisfy the statute of frauds requirements for a contract for the sale of an interest in certain oil and gas leases.
Jones & Mitchell, Inc., formerly known as MJC Energy Company (MJC), originally made a May 1, 1989, written offer to purchase certain oil and gas working interests owned by EP Operating Company and En-serch Exploration, Inc. (Ensereh). Following extensive negotiation and the exchange of correspondence, an Ensereh representative on September 29, 1989, orally accepted the offer as…
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