Legal Opinion
Massey v. Davis
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided April 28, 1983No. 11-82-266-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKENSON, Justice.
This oil and gas case involves a dispute as to the ownership of the leasehold estate on a 640 acre tract of land.
The mineral owners 1 filed suit on May 23, 1974, for a declaratory judgment that earlier leases had expired under their own terms. Defendant 2 settled that case with the mineral owners on June 2, 1975; however, the mineral owners had previously executed a new oil and gas lease which is dated May 15, 1974. Intervenors 3 claim title under that lease and insist that their rights are not affected by the subsequent agreements between the mineral owners and defendant.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- North East Independent School District v. AldridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Schlipf v. Exxon Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Davis v. McCray Refrigerator Sales Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
- Kothmann v. BoleyTexas Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by12 opinions
- MacArangal v. Andrews, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
- Dardari v. Texas Commerce Bank National Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
- Day & Co., Inc. v. Texland Petroleum, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1986
- Legrand v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- City of Muscatine v. U.S. Enviro-Con., Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1985
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