Rogers v. Ricane Enterprises, Inc.

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment in a trespass to try title action involving a partial assignment of an oil and gas lease. Lavina Rogers and others (the Rogers Group), shareholders in the now defunct Western Drilling Company (Western), brought this action against Ricane Enterprises, Inc. and others (the Ricane Group) to recover possession of a working interest under a partial assignment of a larger oil and gas leasehold estate. 1 The trial court granted the Ricane Group’s motion for summary judgment “on the grounds urged.” The court of appeals affirmed on the sole…