Legal Opinion
Jud Walton v. City of Midland
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided August 30, 2013No. 11-11-00237-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TERRY McCALL, Justice.
Jud Walton appeals the trial court’s order granting the City of Midland’s plea to the jurisdiction. In his sole issue, Walton contends that the trial court erred in granting the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. We affirm.
Background Facts
Walton owns the surface estate of a 35.4-acre tract located inside the city limits of Midland. Endeavor owns an oil and gas lease that includes Walton’s tract. Endeavor applied for a permit from the City to drill a well on Walton’s tract. The City initially denied Endeavor’s application. Endeavor subsequently filed suit, contending…
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