Legal Opinion
Sun Exploration and Production Co. v. Jackson
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 1990No. C-6000PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
RAY, Justice.
After reargument, our prior judgment and opinions dated July 13, 1988 are withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted.
The issue in this cause is whether there exists in Texas oil and gas leases an implied covenant to explore, independent of the implied covenant of reasonable development. Sun Exploration and Production Company (the successor in interest to Sun Oil Company) and Amoco Production Company (together referred to as Sun) brought an action for declaratory judgment and an injunction against the Jacksons. Sun sought to establish the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Amoco Production Co. v. AlexanderTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Clifton v. KoontzTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Felmont Oil Corp. v. Pan American Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Gruy, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1986
- Sun Exploration & Production Co. v. Jackson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Hoggett v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
- In Re ThomaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Enterprise-Laredo Associates v. Hachar's, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
- Hawkins v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2007
- Gulf Maritime Warehouse Co. v. Towers, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1993
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