Dwairy v. Lopez

OPINION

Opinion by

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s judgment decreeing that a mineral deed was invalid. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Valdemar Lopez inherited an undivided one-fifth interest in six tracts of land, totaling approximately 1,100 acres, located in Webb and Duval Counties. After partitioning the surface and selling some of the land, Lopez owned 114 surface acres and an undivided one-fifth mineral interest in the full six tracts of land.

In August 2000, Lopez met with Gassan Dwairy to discuss the sale of Lopez’s land to Dwairy. After touring the land, Lopez…