JONES v. COLLE

No. C-5385.

727 S.W.2d 262 (1987)

B.H. JONES, Petitioner, v. Jack COLLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet A. Nussbaum and Ronald G. Byrnes (Byrnes & Martin), Houston, for petitioner.

H.F. Halcom, Columbus, for respondent.


WALLACE, Justice.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment in a suit to construe an oil and gas lease. Each party filed a motion for summary judgment. The court of appeals affirmed the summary judgment in favor of Jack Colle. 709 S.W.2d 8. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and render judgment for B.H. Jones.

Winifred Curry owned a portion of the minerals under two adjoining tracts of land. One tract contained...

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