A New Type of Lease Washout
El Paso Court of Appeals tells lessee that he cannot establish constructive production sufficient to hold a lease without bearing the risk and liabilities of exploration and production.
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Reservation in Favor of Stranger Held Void; Estoppel-By-Deed Theory Not Supported by Evidence
Armour Pipe Line v. Sandel Energy, 2022 Tex.App.LEXIS 7265 (Houston [14th Dist.] 2022, no pet. In this case, the 14th District Court of Appeals in Houston held that a purported reservation in favor of a stranger of title was void, and rejected the stranger’s argument that the...
Assignment’s Definition of “Assets” Held Broad Enough to Include Lease Not Described
A winning strategy in an assignment interpretation case often involves finding a persuasive harmonization between the form of assignment and the exhibit containing property descriptions.