Clinton T. Montgomery, Managing Trustee of the Tri-Mont Irrevocable Trusts, Kimberly Shipman Dyess, Melody Shipman Delong and Michele Mitchell Grimsley v. ES3 Minerals, LLC and Echo Minerals, LP

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS CLINTON T. MONTGOMERY, § No. 08-23-00153-CV MANAGING TRUSTEE OF THE TRI-MONT IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS, § Appeal from the KIMBERLY SHIPMAN DYESS, MELODY SHIPMAN DELONG, § 143rd Judicial District Court and MICHELE MITCHELL GRIMSLEY, § of Reeves County, Texas Appellants, § Cause No. 21-06-24013-CVR v. ES3 MINERALS, LLC and ECHO MINERALS, LP, Appellees. OPINION In this appeal, we are asked to interpret the conveyance of a nonparticipating royalty interest in a 1955 deed. The parties contest whether the deed conveyed a floating 1/4 royalty…