Ridge Natural Resources, LLC, Calvin Smajstrla, Christopher Hawa and Wilson Hawa v. Double Eagle Royalty, LP

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § RIDGE NATURAL RESOURCES, L.L.C, CALVIN SMAJSTRLA, CHRISTOPHER § HAWA, and WILSON HAWA, No. 08-17-00227-CV § Appellants, Appeal from the § v. 109th District Court § DOUBLE EAGLE ROYALTY, L.P., of Winkler County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# DC 17-17111) § DISSENTING OPINION In this case, the majority identified the initial step as necessarily deciding whether Double Eagle challenged the contract formation of the arbitration agreement itself when it resisted compelled arbitration in the trial court. Because the majority confirms that Double…