Bright & Co. v. Holbein Family Mineral Trust

OPINION

Opinion by:

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

Nature of the case

Bright and Company appeal from a judgment awarding Holbein Family Mineral Trust (“Holbein”) the sum of $34,156.55. Holbein’s suit alleged breach of contract and statutory nonpayment of gas royalties. See Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993). Specifically, Holbein alleged that Bright had failed to pay royalties on gas production from October of 1987 to August of 1995. In its first through fourth issues on appeal, Bright alleges that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the award of unpaid…