Legal Opinion
Buffalo Ranch Co., Ltd. v. Thomason
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 12, 1987No. 01-86-0515-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
The basic issue in this case is whether a deed in appellants’ chain of title reserved a mineral interest, as distinguished from a non-participating royalty interest. The ap-pellees brought this action for a judicial declaration that the reserved interest is a mineral interest and to recover a proportional share of the lease bonus payment. The appellants responded with the claim that the deed reserved only a non-participating royalty interest. Both sides filed motions for summary judgmént, asserting their respective positions, and the trial court granted the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Altman v. BlakeTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Alford v. KrumTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Morriss v. First Nat. Bank of MissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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