Horwood v. Wagner & Brown, Ltd.

OPINION

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment based on the statute of limitations. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

This dispute emerged out of gas purchase and gas gathering contracts that were executed on February 15, 1975. The gas purchase contracts involved Wagner & Brown, Ltd.’s predecessor, who was the lessee of oil and gas estates in which Appellants’ predecessors owned royalty interests, and several gas purchasers. Under the contracts, the purchasers were obligated to buy gas produced at the well.…