Legal Opinion
Conquistador Petroleum, Inc. v. Chatham
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided June 22, 1995No. 11-94-157-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, Justice.
This is a summary judgment case involving the rule against perpetuities. 1 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Betty Chatham (Optionor) based upon its finding that the option agreement violated the rule against perpetuities. Conquistador (Assignee of Optionee) appeals. We reverse and remand.
On May 23,1988, Chatham entered into an oil, gas and mineral lease with Jack Landers and Brand Jones. 2 Paragraph 2 of the Lan-ders/Jones lease provides:
Subject to the other provisions herein contained, this lease shall be for a term of 6 months from this date (called…
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