Jackie L. Jones v. Unrefined Oil Company, Inc.

05/31/2024 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE February 14, 2024 Session JACKIE L. JONES v. UNREFINED OIL COMPANY, INC., ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Morgan County No. 21-16 Tom McFarland, Chancellor No. E2023-00272-COA-R3-CV Upon competing motions for declaratory judgment in this action involving an oil and gas lease, the trial court granted declaratory judgment in favor of the plaintiff, who owned the mineral rights to the real property on which the oil well was located. The court found that although the oil well had been in production as required by the lease,…