Legal Opinion
First National Bank in Weatherford v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 5, 1980No. 6946PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.
This is a suit to recover alleged deficiencies in royalty payments to the owner of the soil from March 1, 1974, to April 30, 1979, on gas produced from a well located in Pecos County, Texas, on a section of Relinquishment Act land. Trial was to the Court without a jury, and a take nothing judgment was entered. We affirm.
Appellant, First National Bank of Weath-erford (Bank, Lessor), in its capacity as owner of the soil and agent for the State of Texas leased one-half of the section involved to a predecessor of Appellee, Exxon Corporation (Exxon, Lessee)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Austin v. CannizzoTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Texas Oil & Gas Corporation v. VelaTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. OchsnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Exxon Corp. v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Hemus & Co. v. HawkinsDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
- First National Bank in Weatherford, Texas v. Exxon Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Piney Woods Country Life School v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1982
- The Life Insurance Company of Virginia, Cross v. The Murray Investment Company and Murray Advisory Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- First National Bank in Weatherford v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980