Neel v. Killam Oil Co., Ltd.

Opinion by:

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

This is a suit to construe a mineral deed. George E. Neel and Suzy Neel Mayo filed a declaratory judgment suit 1 to establish their claimed ownership of a one-half royalty interest in the oil and gas produced from 2000 acres in Webb County under a lease executed in 1980. The parties filed competing motions for summary judgment, and the trial court held, inter alia, that Neel and Mayo owned a fixed one-sixteenth royalty interest; Neel and Mayo were not entitled to prejudgment interest on the unpaid royalties; and Neel and Mayo’s claims were not barred,…