Richard D. Crawford v. XTO Energy, Inc.

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-18-00217-CV ___________________________ RICHARD D. CRAWFORD, Appellant V. XTO ENERGY, INC., Appellee On Appeal from the 96th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 096-262638-12 Before Kerr, Birdwell, and Bassel, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Birdwell MEMORANDUM OPINION Introduction This appeal involves another title and contract dispute that appears to have resulted from the “frenzy to lease as many mineral rights as possible”1 in the Barnett Shale. See, e.g., Green…