Samson Exploration, LLC, F/K/A/ Samson Lone Star, L.P. v. Joe A. Bordages Jr.

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 22-0215 ══════════ Samson Exploration, LLC, f/k/a/ Samson Lone Star, L.P., Petitioner, v. Joe A. Bordages Jr., et al., Respondents ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ Argued October 26, 2023 CHIEF JUSTICE HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court. The central issue in this case is whether a mineral-lease provision calls for simple or compound interest on unpaid royalties. Because the lessee has previously litigated the identical…