FLAG-REDFERN OIL CO. v. HUMBLE EXPLORATION

No. C-6014.

744 S.W.2d 6 (1987)

FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. HUMBLE EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Kaine, George J. Carson, Benjamin F. Youngblood, III, Morrison, Kaine & Carson, San Antonio, for petitioners.

Anne T. Moody, Randall C. Grasso, Robertson & Miller, Dallas, for respondents.


OPINION

CAMPBELL, Justice.

Humble Exploration Company brought this declaratory judgment suit against Flag-Redfern Oil Company to determine ownership of an undivided one-half mineral interest. The trial court granted summary judgment declaring Humble the fee simple owner of the mineral interest. The court of appeals, in affirming the trial court judgment, held that a deed from a debtor to a creditor cut off the rights of Flag-Redfern, an intervening purchaser...

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