Reed v. Wylie

597 S.W.2d 743 (1980)

Bette REED, Trustee, a Co-Partnership, Petitioner,

v.

W. C. WYLIE et ux., Respondents.

No. B-8477.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 19, 1980.

Hugh D. Reed, Jr., Fairfield, James W. Bradford, Jr., Angleton, James W. McCartney and Ben H. Rice, Houston, for petitioner.

Strasburger & Price, Leo J. Hoffman, Dallas, Life & Bolding, Jack T. Life, Athens, for respondents.

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

A conveyance of the land in question reserved an interest in oil, gas and other minerals. The first question is whether that reservation included an interest in lignite. Upon the first appeal of…