Legal Opinion
Bradley v. Avery
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 24, 1988No. 3-87-160-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Chief Justice.
Appellants Lewis L. Bradley, Jr. and William J. Bradley filed a declaratory judgment suit in the district court of Milam County seeking a declaration that an oil and gas lease terminated due to a cessation of production. After a bench trial, the court rendered judgment that appellants take nothing. This Court will reverse the judgment.
In 1925, J.P. and S.J. Kevil, owners of fee simple title, executed an oil and gas lease covering one hundred acres of land in Milam County. The lease contained a provision that “failure of Lessee to continue production without interruption…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Watson v. RochmillTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Midwest Oil Corporation v. WinsauerTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Amoco Production Co. v. BraslauTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Hastings v. PichinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Westbrook v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Krabbe v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001
- Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Pool, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
- Exploracion De La Estrella Soloataria Incorporacion v. Birdwell, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1993
- E.E. Cobb v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Chevron Usa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. Pool, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
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