Legal Opinion
Masterson v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 18, 1957No. 13087PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANNON, Justice.
On November 19, 1929, the Independent Executors of Branch T. Master-son, Deceased, conveyed to George H. Bingham by general warranty deed certain lands in Brazoria County, Texas. However, the deed contained the following exception and reservation:
“It being expressly agreed and understood, however, that there is reserved by the Grantors herein and excepted from this conveyance, an undivided one-sixteenth (¾6) royalty interest of any oil, gas or minerals that may hereafter be produced on said land and one-half (⅛) of any bonus or rental paid in lieu of such royalty interest; ⅜ *…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Woods v. SimsTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Schlittler v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- State Nat'l Bk. of Corpus Christi v. MorganTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- Watkins v. SlaughterTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Morriss v. First Nat. Bank of MissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Smith v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- In Re Estate of Slaughter, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010
- Moore v. Noble Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012
- Extraction Resources, Inc. v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- TM Productions, Inc. v. NicholsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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