Legal Opinion
Encina Partnership v. Corenergy, L.L.C.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided July 19, 2001No. 13-99-654-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice YÁÑEZ.
Encina Partnership appeals from a directed verdict rendered in favor of COR-Energy, L.L.C. We affirm.
Background
COREnergy engages in oil and gas exploration in Texas. COREnergy hires “landmen” to research potential properties for exploration. A landman investigates property records to determine who owns mineral interests in areas targeted for exploration, then arranges for the owners of the mineral interests to sign a permit to allow COREnergy to do seismic testing on properties which have the potential for containing oil and gas reserves. When an owner signs…
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