Legal Opinion

Ramsey v. Grizzle

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided May 19, 2010No. 06-09-00026-CVPublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

Very often determining which party has the burden of proof is perfunctory and does not have a great effect. In this case, we believe the burden of proof is crucial.

Buck Bryan Ramsey and his wife, Edith Elizabeth Ramsey, 1 became the owners of real property in Lamar County upon which an oil well was located, the well having been drilled pursuant to a pre-existing oil and gas lease (the Hancock lease). Joe Grizzle became the holder of the leasehold estate. The operators of the well experienced problems with it, and its production was intermittent for several…

2Cases cited53 opinions

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  5. Ortiz v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. Wolfe v. Devon Energy Production Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012
  4. Great Northern Energy, Inc. v. Circle Ridge Production, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Moore v. Jet Stream Investments, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2010

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