Enerlex, Inc. v. Amerada Hess, Inc.

OPINION

RICK STRANGE, Justice.

This dispute involves competing claims to mineral interests. Enerlex, Inc. sued Amerada Hess, Inc. and Lynn Eisner claiming superior title to the disputed interests. The parties filed competing motions for summary judgment, and the trial court granted Amerada Hess’s and Els- ner’s motions finding that Eisner owned the disputed interests. We affirm.

I.Background Facts

In 1974, Frank Meier deeded to his wife, Helen Meier, mineral interests in seven Gaines County tracts. 1 These interests form the basis of this dispute, and the conveyance to Helen is the common source…