Carson v. Railroad Com'n of Texas

WALLACE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court upholding an order of the Texas Railroad Commission favorable to BTA Oil Producers (BTA). The court of appeals in an unpublished opinion affirmed the judgment of the trial court. We reverse the judgments of the court of appeals and the trial court and remand the cause to the Railroad Commission with instructions to dismiss BTA’s application for want of jurisdiction.

Petitioners John Lee Carson, Donald R. Broadland, David C. Carson, Jeanne L. Carson, Betty Jo Rife and Stanford G. Rife (Carson) are owners of /⅛4 of a ⅛ royalty…