Charles G. Hooks, III v. Samson Lone Star, Limited Partnership, N/K/A Samson Lone Star Llc

In this oil and gas appeal, we consider whether a mineral owner’s claims of fraud and breach of contract in the leasing and pooling of his mineral interests are, as a matter of law, barred by limitations. A jury determined that the. mineral owner, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, discovered the fraud less than four years before filing suit, and the trial court accordingly concluded that the claims were not barred by limitations. The jury also found fraud and damages in the mineral owner’s favor, arid the trial court rendered judgment on the jury’s verdict. The court of appeals,…