COMANCHE LAND AND CATTLE CO., INC. v. ADAMS

No. 11-84-177-CV.

688 S.W.2d 914 (1985)

COMANCHE LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, INC. v. Samuel Frank ADAMS et al.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall Schmidt, Brown, Herman, Scott, Dean & Miles, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Lynn Nabers, Austin, Jim Parker, Comanche, for appellees.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The issue is whether the owner of the leasing rights to a mineral estate has violated a duty owed to the owner of a term nonparticipating royalty interest.

In a deed dated February 17, 1964, the grantors1 conveyed approximately 180 acres of land to Comanche Land and Cattle Company, Inc. The deed contains a royalty reservation which provides:

The grantors...

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