Sun Exploration and Production Co. v. Benton

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This lawsuit arose as a result of an oil and gas lease between Lynda Benton and Sun Exploration and Production Company. Following a trial without a jury, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of Benton. The court of appeals affirmed. 711 S.W.2d 58. We reverse that part of the judgment awarding damages to Benton and render judgment that she take nothing. We affirm the remainder of the judgment.

Benton’s asserted interest in the property originated in a conveyance dated March 5, 1966 from Louella Reynolds Ward to Kenneth R. Fulton and J.A. Fulton, Benton’s then-husband…