AMOCO PRODUCTION CO. v. BRASLAU

No. B-6786.

561 S.W.2d 805 (1978)

AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. Morris BRASLAU et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark & Tartaglia, W. Scott Clark, Fort Worth, for petitioners.

James E. Klager, Corpus Christi, Ellis, Andrews & Lawrence, Thomas M. Andrews, Aransas Pass, for respondents.


GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

In this oil and gas case, the problem is whether term royalties expired because there was a cessation of production after the expiration of the primary terms of the term royalty deeds. Our holding is that while production did cease, there is evidence to support the trial court's finding that there was but a temporary cessation; and consequently the term royalties did not expire. As will be indicated below, the holding under the particular...

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