Sun Exploration & Production Co. v. Jackson

Opinion on Rehearing

EVANS, Chief Justice.

Both Sun and the Jacksons have filed motions for rehearing. We first consider the Jacksons’ motion.

The Jacksons contend, in one point of error, that we erred in holding that the trial court’s conditional decree of cancella tion imposed an unreasonable burden on Sun. The Jacksons argue that to give Sun any more time to decide whether to fulfill the terms of the conditional decree would, under the circumstances, be unjust and inequitable, particularly in the face of Sun’s testimony at trial indicating that it did not intend to do additional drilling. We…