John G. & Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation v. Dewhurst

MARILYN ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

This case illustrates the difficulty of drawing lines in the sand. The hundreds of exhibits at trial and hundreds of pages of briefing on appeal attest to the dramatically increased significance of placing such lines on sands that cover hydrocarbon deposits. The dispute between appellants, the John G. and Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation and the Corpus Christi Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church (collectively the “Foundation”), and appellees, David Dewhurst, 1 Commissioner of the General Land Office and the State of Texas (collectively the “State”), concerns…