General Land Office v. Rutherford Oil Corp.

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellant General Land Office and others 1 seek to set aside the summary judgment of the district court of Travis County in a declaratory judgment suit. By its judgment, the district court declared that the GLO is not authorized by Tex.Nat.Resources Code §§ 52.135 and 52.137 to adjudicate contract rights of parties to a mineral lease. Appellees are Rutherford Oil Corporation and others. 2 This Court will affirm the judgment.

The summary judgment proof shows that Rutherford is the lessee and the GLO is the lessor of a state oil and gas lease, M-49829. The construction of…