Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Texaco, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1985No. C-1978PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment that the surface owners of a 694-acre tract in McMullen County own the uranium on the tract. The court of appeals affirmed. We also affirm, holding that this court’s opinion in Moser v. United States Steel Corp., 676 S.W.2d 99 (Tex.1984), prospective in application only, applies only to those severances of the surface and mineral estates occurring after June 8, 1983.
In 1939, Adele K. Friedman and her mother leased the oil, gas and other minerals on the land to Magnolia Petroleum Company, predecessor of Mobil Oil Corporation. In…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Heinatz v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Acker v. GuinnTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Moser v. United States Steel Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- Reed v. WylieTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Reed v. WylieTexas Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Hill v. Heritage Resources, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1998
- Plainsman Trading Co. v. CrewsTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Commonwealth Lloyd's Insurance Co. v. Thomas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
- Schwarz v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Santa Fe Energy Operating Partners, L.P. v. Carrillo, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
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