Legal Opinion
Hobbs v. Hutson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 5, 1987No. 9497PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
This is a suit to determine ownership of royalty in lignite produced from fifty-three acres of land in Titus County. The dispute centers around the proper construction of a mineral reservation.
Marshall Hobbs and others, herein called “Hobbs,” owned the land prior to 1956. They sold it to O.L. Hale in September of 1956 by deed containing this reservation:
SUBJECT, however, to one-sixteenth (¼6⅛) non-participating royalty interest heretofore reserved in the deed from Marshall Hobbs et ux Ruth and Inez Young et vir Mitchell, to Ernest Milton Hobbs, dated March 15,1954,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gulbenkian v. PennTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Gaines v. HammanTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Westland Oil Development Corp. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Miles v. MartinTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Acker v. GuinnTexas Supreme Court · 1971
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Realty Portfolio, Inc. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Tribble & Stephens Co. v. RGM Constructors, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
- Parrish v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Farm Credit Bank of Texas v. ColleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Parrish v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.