Legal Opinion
Cabot Corp. v. Brown
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1987No. C-5995PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAMPBELL, Justice.
This oil and gas case determines the implied duty of Cabot Corporation, lessee-operator, to reasonably market gas under a lease from Martha Brown and others, lessors. Based on a jury verdict, the trial court rendered judgment for Brown awarding damages of $424,083.14 and attorney’s fees. The court of appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. 716 S.W.2d 656. We reverse and render in part and remand in part.
Cabot is the lessee-operator of the Cabot Kelln Gas Well No. 1 (the “Kelln Well”) located in Lipscomb County, Texas. Brown is one of several lessor-royalty…
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