SM Energy Company v. Buzzard Roost Farms, Inc. and C&L Solutions, Inc.

Opinion filed December 1, 2025 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-23-00222-CV __________ SM ENERGY COMPANY, Appellant V. BUZZARD ROOST FARMS, INC. AND C&L SOLUTIONS, INC., Appellees On Appeal from the 118th District Court Howard County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 53991 OPINION This appeal concerns the interpretation and application of a right of first refusal provision in a Surface Use and Compensation Agreement executed by Appellees, Buzzard Roost Farms and C&L Solutions (the Surface Owners), and an operating company to which Appellant, SM Energy Company, is a successor-in-…